The team of forthcoming film 'Ram Setu', including actors Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrat Bharucha, has been sent a legal notice by BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy for 'distorting' facts.
On Sunday, Swamy took to Twitter and accused Hindi cinema of falsifying and misrepresenting facts. He said that he sent Akshay Kumar and 8 others legal notices to teach them 'intellectual property rights'.
As per news agency ANI, Swamy's lawyer Satya Sabarwal in his legal notice said that his client had argued before the Supreme Court in 2007 for the protection and preservation of Ram Setu, and had opposed Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project of the government to demolish it. The order had been stayed by the Supreme Court on grounds that faith and worship is a constitutional imperative.
The notice further read that Swamy recently learnt that a movie, namely Ram Setu, has been filmed. It demands that script/frames related of the forthcoming film are shared with Subramanian Swamy to prevent any falsification or wrong picturisation of facts in the future. To amicably solve the issue, it demanded credit to the BJP leader for his contribution to the Ram Setu case in the opening credits of the film. The petition also states that he should be given the final script and invited to watch the film before its theatrical release.
‘Ram Setu’, directed by Abhishek Sharma, stars Akshay, Jacqueline, Nushrratt, and Satya Dev in pivotal roles. It is scheduled to release in theatres on October 24 this year.
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