Madhubala biopic maker Tutu Sharma hails Delhi HC for not staying the release of Hansal Mehta’s ‘Faraaz’ – Legal Firms

Padmini Kolhapure’s hubby, Tutu Sharma, is hailing the Delhi High Court decision passed on Hansal Mehta’s upcoming film ‘Faraaz’. The decision came earlier this month. In a chat with ETimes this afternoon, Sharma said that it was heartwarming that the Delhi Court did not stay the release of Hansal Mehta’s film.

‘Faraaz’ is based on a real incident that took place in Dhaka in 2016. The mothers of two girls who lost their lives in that terrorist attack at Holey Artisan cafe in Dhaka had objected that the film may depict their daughters in a bad light and that they would have to revisit the traumatic incident all over again.

Tutu Sharma said, “We are in a free country. This decision only provides freedom to those who intend making biopics but meet with interference from certain quarters.”

The otherwise outspoken sister of Madhubala, Madhur Bhushan, has now gone quiet. The other day, she avoided commenting on how she would not want the film on her sister (if made) to show Mahubala and Dilip Kumar’s romance in any sensational manner. Now, she continues to be quiet again when asked about the fact that the writer of a book Sushila Kumari on her legenday sister has sued her for Rs 1 crore. She has still not spoken on that and our calls to connect with her today too failed to evoke a response. Meanwhile, Sushila Kumari remains annoyed with Madhur Bhushan for running down her book in a public notice issued a few days ago. Tutu Sharma’s upcoming film based on Madhubala is based on this book; Sharma having bought the rights of Kumari’s work.

Advocate Lavin Hirani, who is representing Kumari in this fued, had told ETimes, then, “While it’s too early to comment on the outcome of the dispute, the claims being made my clients is that the book and the subsequent film being produced are based on facts and information that are in the public domain since as early as the 1960’s which remain unchallenged till date. Even otherwise no one can claim exclusivity let alone ownership to develop/produce any books, scripts, films based on such widely known facts and information in relation to the deceased personality. This is not just limited to India. Had that been so, we wouldn’t have seen the release of numerous books/films including biopics based on several famous sports heroes, artists and politicians across the world.”