Game development company Parody Studios Pvt Ltd developed a mobile game based on Salman Khan’s hit-and-run incident from 2002. The game called Selmon Bhoi gained traction after a Mumbai civil court ordered a temporary ban on access to the mobile game.
As per a latest PTI report, Civil court judge KM Jaiswal passed the order to restrict the game on Monday. The report further revealed that the developers and directors of the Selmon Bhoi mobile game have been restrained from “disseminating, launching, re-launching, and recreating the game or any other content relating to the actor”.
The court has directed the developers to “immediately take-down/block/disable access to the game from Google Play Store and all other platforms”. The court also said that the Bollywood actor never had his consent for the game. The order noted, “upon watching the game and its images, it prima facie matches with the identity of the plaintiff (Khan) and to the hit-and-run case connected to the plaintiff.”
The court added that the developers had used Khan’s identity and popularity for commercial gain. The order noted, “when the plaintiff has not given his consent for developing of the game, which is very similar to his identity and the case against him, certainly his right to privacy is being deprived and his image is also being tarnished.”
It is reported that Khan had filed an application in the court last month against the game developers claiming that his name and photos used in promoting the game affected his image. The application filed by the actor stated that “the game developers intentionally gained commercial advantage by exploiting the personality rights of our client without seeking our client’s consent”.
The court has directed the game developers to file their affidavit responding to the actor’s plea and has posted the matter for further hearing on September 20.
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