After Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Karan Johar Approches Delhi High Court For Safeguarding Personality Rights | Bollywood

Karan Johar moves HC for protecting personality rights

After Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, filmmaker Karan Johar has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. On Monday (September 15, 2025), Justice Manmeet P.S. Arora heard his plea, which will resume later in the day. Johar also requested the court to stop certain websites and platforms from illegally selling merchandise, including mugs and t-shirts, featuring his name and photos.

Karan Johar on protecting personality rights

Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar on Monday (September 15, 2025) approached the Delhi High Court, seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. The plea came up for hearing before Justice Manmeet P.S. Arora, who sought certain clarifications from the counsel for Mr. Johar and listed the matter for 4 p.m. for further proceedings.

Besides protection of his personality and publicity rights, Mr. Johar has also urged the court to pass an order directing certain websites and platforms not to illegally sell merchandise, including mugs and t-shirts, bearing his name and image.

“I have a right to ensure that no one unauthorisedly uses my persona, face or voice,” senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao, appearing for Mr. Johar, said. The right to publicity, popularly known as personality rights, is the right to protect, control and profit from one’s image, name or likeness.

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