Animal OTT release in trouble? Delhi HC summons Netflix, T-Series over plea to restrain Ranbir Kapoor's movie
Bollywood film Animal, as per PTI. Cine 1 Studios’ plea seeks to halt the release of Animal on digital and satellite platforms. Justice Sanjeev Narula mandated that the defendants submit affidavits to acknowledge or refute the documents presented by Cine 1 Studios.
The High Court's order was clear: without these affidavits, the defendants' written statements won't be considered. The court scheduled a hearing for pleadings and marking of exhibits on March 15. It also warned that parties failing to acknowledge documents could face financial penalties.
The High Court has directed the defendants to respond to the interim plea, which seeks a stay on the film's release on OTT and satellite platforms, by January 20. A hearing for this matter is set for January 22. Representing Cine 1 Studios, Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi highlighted their lack of revenue details from the film, including box office collections and rights earnings.
In contrast, Amit Sibal, representing Super Cassettes, argued that Cine 1 Studios had not invested financially in the film and relinquished its intellectual property rights as part of an amended agreement. The conflict centres around the financial and intellectual property aspects of Animal. Cine 1 Studios claims entitlement to a 35% profit share and intellectual property rights, as per their agreement.
They also allege that Super Cassettes incurred expenses and collected revenues without sharing details or making due payments. “They (Super Cassettes) have been collecting all the money but I have not been paid a single penny... I have a long relationship with them but they have no respect for the agreement.
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