The IAF has objected to some portions in Netflix film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.
The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to stay at this stage the streaming of Netflix movie, ”Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl”, on the Centre”s plea that it depicts the Indian Air Force (IAF) in bad light.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher asked the Centre as to why it did not approach the court before the release of the movie on the Over The Top (OTT) platform, and said an injunction cannot be granted now as the film is already streaming.
The movie was released on Netflix on August 12.
The high court issued notices and sought response of Dharma Productions Private Limited, which produced the film, its directors Karan Yash Johar and Hiroo Yash Johar, CEO Apporva Mehta, Zee Entertainment, Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP and M/s Netflix on the Centre”s suit and interim application to remove the movie from all OTT platforms.
The court said it was of the view that former Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena, on whose life the film is based, should also be made a party to the suit and issued notice to her seeking her response.
The court has listed the matter for further hearing on September 18 and asked the Centre to remove IAF from the memo of parties,…
