Why Karan Johar is Taking Legal Action

‘Karan
is
fed
up
of
his
name
being
used
for
commercial
purposes.’

According
to
the
legal
portal

LiveLaw.in
Karan
Johar
has
filed
a
suit
in
the
Bombay
high
court
against
the
producers
of
the
film

Shaadi
Ke
Director
Karan
Aur
Johar,
which
is
set
to
release
on
Friday,
seeking
to
prevent
the
use
of
his
name
in
the
film’s
title.

LiveLaw.in
says
Johar
has
also
filed
an
interim
application
seeking
urgent
relief
of
restraining
the
film’s
release
during
the
pendency
of
the
suit.

‘That,
by
using
the
brand
name
of
Plaintiff
in
the
title
of
the
said
Film,
the
Defendants
are
creating
confusion
in
the
minds
of
public
at
large
that
the
said
Film
is
associated
with
Plaintiff
as
the
general
public
will
immediately
identify
and
associate
the
use
of
the
name
“Karan”
and
“Johar”
together
in
the
title
of
the
said
Film
solely
with
the
Plaintiff
upon
becoming
aware
of
the
title
of
the
said
Film,’
the
plaint
reads,
reported

LiveLaw.in.

Karan
Johar
refrained
from
comment,
but
a
source
very
close
to
him
says,
“Karan
is
now
fed
up
of
his
name
being
used
for
commercial
purposes.
Just
the
other
day
he
took
a
stand
against
a
stand-up
comedian
impersonating
him.”

“Now
this
film
is
trying
to
get
attention
by
using
his
name.
Karan
blames
himself
for
letting
this
go
on
for
too
long.
Not
anymore.”

Feature
Presentation:
Ashish
Narsale/Rediff.com