Family of Late Major Mohit Sharma moves Delhi High Court against release of film ‘Dhurandhar’

Concerns about national security are also raised in the petition.

The petitioners contend that the movie seems to depict delicate military tactics, infiltration strategies, and operational procedures without any indication that the filmmakers obtained permission or screened the script from the Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI), the body in charge of governing the manner in which the Indian Army is portrayed in the media.

The respondents named in the petition include the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Central Board of Film Certification, the ADGPI, the film’s director and co-producer Aditya Dhar, and producer Jio Studios.

The petitioners have urged the Court to stay the film’s release and order a private screening of the film for Major Sharma’s family before it is released.

They also seek a declaration that, before any film depicting a real-life military martyr is made public, authorisation must be taken from the martyr’s legal heirs and the Army.

The family is being represented by advocates Roopenshu Pratap Singh and Manish Sharmaa of Samaanta Law Firm (SLF).

The matter is likely to be listed for hearing next week.