Overview
- Bombay High Court disposed of Aditya Dhar’s defamation suit after Santosh Kumar apologized in court for remarks made at a March 30 press conference.
- Justice Arif Doctor recorded that Dhar accepted the apology and chose not to pursue damages, which ended the case.
- The court made clear that Kumar may still file a separate proceeding over the script for Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026).
- Kumar had alleged the films copied his 2023 script titled D Saheb, which he says he registered with the Screenwriters Association of India.
- Dhar had earlier sought restraints on public allegations, and the court urged de‑escalation before Kumar ultimately apologized, leaving the core plagiarism question for another forum.