Bollywood's powerful file suit against Indian news channels


Media personnel surround Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty as she arrives at Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office for questioning, following the death of her boyfriend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in Mumbai, India, Sept 6, 2020. Top Bollywood on Tuesday (Oct 13, 2020) filmmakers and industry unions have filed a lawsuit against two popular TV news channels, asking them to refrain from "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood and its members." - AP

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (AP): Top Bollywood filmmakers and industry unions have filed a lawsuit against two popular TV news channels, asking them to refrain from "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood and its members."

The lawsuit, filed Monday, comes months after India’s freewheeling television news channels took on Bollywood, India's Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, with a spree of allegations following the suspected suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput in June.

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