Overview
- Actor Sonu Mishra publicly quit Kala Hiran on June 27, saying he was offered a role inspired by Salman Khan but left after he believed the film was meant to tarnish the actor and the makers refused to share the script.
- Salman Khan has filed an application in the Delhi High Court seeking an interim injunction to stop the film’s release and promotion, arguing promotional material and a teaser show a character resembling him and could harm his reputation.
- Khan’s plea points to a May poster and teaser that it says depict a figure with a bracelet like Khan’s and armed imagery, and it argues release could prejudice ongoing legal matters tied to the 1998 blackbuck case.
- The film’s producers have opposed interim relief, and their counsel told the court they received death threats and have filed an FIR over those threats.
- The court directed pleadings to be served on the makers and listed the stay application for hearing on July 1, a decision that could determine whether the film is barred while the parties litigate rights and reputation claims.