{"id":12164,"date":"2026-04-30T15:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/04\/30\/filmmaker-santosh-kumar-rs-tells-bombay-hc-he-wont-make-defamatory-statements-against-aditya-dhar-in-dhurandhar-dispute-hindi-movie-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:39:20","slug":"filmmaker-santosh-kumar-rs-tells-bombay-hc-he-wont-make-defamatory-statements-against-aditya-dhar-in-dhurandhar-dispute-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=12164","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS tells Bombay HC he won\u2019t make \u2018defamatory statements\u2019 against Aditya Dhar in Dhurandhar dispute | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130639762,imgsize-35896,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/image.jpg\" alt=\"Filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS tells Bombay HC he won\u2019t make \u2018defamatory statements\u2019 against Aditya Dhar in Dhurandhar dispute\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The legal tussle surrounding Dhurandhar: The Revenge has taken a new turn, with filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS informing the Bombay High Court that he will refrain from making any further defamatory statements against director <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aditya-dhar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Aditya Dhar<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018Will pursue legal remedies instead of speaking publicly\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Live Law, Kumar\u2019s counsel made the submission before single-judge Justice Arif Doctor, stating that his client would now take the legal route rather than airing his grievances in public. The counsel also maintained that Kumar\u2019s earlier remarks were not specifically directed at Dhar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Taking note of the statement, Justice Doctor remarked, \u201cMr Counsel that would be a tall order to pass. I will record that going forward you will not make any defamatory statements.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018Calling someone a chor publicly is not okay\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Appearing for Dhar, senior advocate Birendra Saraf pushed for a public apology from Kumar over his previous remarks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cHe should apologise at least&#8230; Calling someone a chor publicly is not okay&#8230; He should apologise,\u201d Saraf argued before the court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>However, Kumar\u2019s counsel opposed the plea, stating that his client believes he can substantiate his allegations and therefore would not be issuing an apology at this stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The court went on to formally record Kumar\u2019s undertaking and disposed of the interim application, making it clear that no further defamatory statements should be made while the matter is sub judice.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Dhurandhar Star Ranveer Singh Moves Karnataka High Court In Mimicry Row, Offers Fresh Apology<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>The dispute over Dhurandhar\u2019s script<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The controversy stems from Kumar\u2019s claim that Dhurandhar was allegedly based on a script he had earlier registered under the title D Saheb. Refuting the allegations, Dhar had approached the court, calling the claims baseless and damaging to his professional reputation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Earlier this month, the court had already passed an interim order restraining Kumar from repeating such statements until further hearings. Dhar had also issued a legal notice seeking withdrawal of the remarks, but reportedly received no response.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Despite the ongoing legal friction, Dhurandhar: The Revenge\u2014the sequel to the 2025 film\u2014has performed strongly at the box office and continues to remain in the spotlight.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/filmmaker-santosh-kumar-rs-tells-bombay-hc-he-wont-make-defamatory-statements-against-aditya-dhar-in-dhurandhar-dispute\/articleshow\/130639596.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legal tussle surrounding Dhurandhar: The Revenge has taken a new turn, with filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS informing the Bombay High Court that he will refrain from making any further defamatory statements against director Aditya Dhar. \u2018Will pursue legal remedies instead of speaking publicly\u2019 According to Live Law, Kumar\u2019s counsel made the submission before single-judge&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}