Appearing for the filmmakers, Senior Advocate Aryama Sundaram today said that the Court was dealing with a case where the film has not been seen as yet.
“Censor certificate has been given. So for a person to say that legal right should not be exercised, the person has to show a strong reason,” he said.
Sundaram also called into question the proof that the petitioner was actually Gangubai’s adopted son.
“Not even a whisper of proof of the same apart from ration card,” he argued.
On the argument of the petitioner that the film casts the area in bad light, the Senior Advocate said,
“We don’t consider it shameworthy if a woman rises above from this background and does something for the society, it is not to be ashamed of.”
He also refuted the defamation claims, saying that nothing prima facie has been shown to the Court to prove the same. He went to say,
“I am not defending the book Mafia Queens in any way. This book is there since 11 years. This person who claims to be a son is not aware of this and now when film is coming out he becomes aware of it.”
Source: Barandbench
