Overview
- Justice Sharmila Deshmukh has reserved a ruling on whether Mumbai has jurisdiction after Bholaa’s producers argued the contracts require the case to be heard in Chennai.
- Dream Warrior Pictures has filed a commercial IP suit against Ajay Devgn Ffilms and Reliance seeking to stop distribution, broadcast, streaming, and monetisation of Bholaa, also naming Amazon Prime Video, Zee Cinema, and T-Series.
- The Tamil producer says Reliance paid only Rs 1 crore plus GST toward agreed remake fees and failed to pay later April and May 2023 tranches and variable payments tied to the film’s earnings.
- Two linked contracts frame the fight: a March 29, 2023 remake rights assignment to Reliance followed by an April 1, 2023 tripartite deal giving all three parties joint remake rights while leaving exploitation rights with Reliance.
- The insolvency route closed in August 2025 when NCLT Mumbai dismissed Dream Warrior’s plea, so the company filed a civil IP suit asserting a rights reversion after its October 28, 2024 demand for Rs 4 crore plus interest.