NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted protection to Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan's personality and publicity rights, directing the removal of certain objectionable social media posts targeting him.
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora clarified that no ex-parte directions would be issued at the interim stage regarding the removal of certain fan pages. A formal order will be passed after these parties are heard.
The matter has been listed for further hearing on 27 March 2026, with the court stating that a detailed interim injunction order will be issued in due course.
The court was hearing a plea filed by Roshan seeking protection of his personality rights and requesting that online platforms be restrained from misusing his name, image, and AI-generated inappropriate content.
Recently, other high-profile figures, including Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, her husband Abhishek Bachchan, filmmaker Karan Johar, Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, "Art of Living" founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, also approached the Delhi High Court seeking similar protection. Interim relief has been granted in those cases.
A similar plea by playback singer Kumar Sanu is also pending before the High Court.
The right to publicity, commonly referred to as personality rights, refers to an individual’s legal right to control, protect, and monetise the use of their name, image, likeness, or other personal attributes.
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