Salman Khan has filed a legal lawsuit inMumbai against a computer game called 'Selmon Bhoi', which is said to be basedon the actor's hit-and-run incident in 2002. On Monday, a civil court in Mumbaigranted superstar Salman Khan interim relief against a parody online game andordered a temporary ban on access to the game. Salman was acquitted of allcounts in the 2002 hit-and-run case by the Bombay High Court in 2015.
In the viral game, the player has to controla car on a strange planet and kill aliens as well as animals including camels,deers, and polar bears. The game begins with a disclaimer that says, “The gamepresentation is merely in a fictional context.”
However, while the game was gaining a lot ofattention through continuous downloads, Bollywood Superstar SalmanKhan reached out to Bombay Court and filed a case against the 'Parody StudiosPvt Ltd’ game ‘Selmon Bhoi’.
Khan’s legal team said that the defendantsintentionally created the game to gain a commercial advantage by his imagewithout seeking his consent. They claimed it would tarnish the actor’sreputation and goodwill which is against the purview of Article 19 of theconstitution of India. Further, he sought enforcement of his right to privacyunder Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
The court has barred the game's creators,Parody Studios Pvt Ltd, and its directors from launching, re-launching,disseminating, or duplicating the game or any other content related to Salman,according to a report in a leading daily.
Not only did the court order the game'screators to remove the game from Google Play Store and all other platformsimmediately, but it also stated that Salman had never given his authorizationfor the game. The court stated, "Upon watching the game and its images, itprima facie matches with the identity of the plaintiff (Khan) and thehit-and-run case connected with the plaintiff."
The game, ‘Selmon Bhoi’ had a rating of 4.7and was accessible on Google Play. The Parody Studio has been ordered to removethe game from Google Play Store and other identical platforms.