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Woman accuses Salman of exploiting her photo
Press Trust of India
A handicapped woman has dragged actor Salman Khan and producer of the film Veer to the High Court, alleging that they exploited her photograph with the actor for the film's publicity.
Alleging criminal defamation, she has sought damages of Rs 25 lakh from Khan and others.
High Court has issued notice to police, Khan, producer Vijay Gilani, and a city tabloid.
Phoolbanoo Bakshi Ilahi, the petitioner, confesses to be an ardent fan of Khan's, and had met him in Filmcity in April last year with her mother and a sister.
Petition claims that the actor himself asked his own photographer to click their picutre with the actor, and she asked Khan not to sell the photograph to anyone as she was a religious and veil-wearing woman.
But in December, she saw the photographs in an English eveninger, alongwith a report, which said that Khan had given her Rs one lakh, out of compassion.
According to Phoolbanoo, this was false. Further, she claims that because of the photograph and the report, she had to face to gossip about her character. Not only that, but it led to breaking off of her sister's engagement, she alleges.
The photograph humiliated her as she never appears in public without veil, petition claims.
Despite her requests to the producer, no statement denying the newsreport was issued from Salman's side, the petition claims.
She approached V P Road police station, but police only recorded a non-cognisable complaint, refusing to lodge an FIR for defamation, the petition says.
The petition demands that police be directed to register the FIR against Khan, the producer and Mid-Day be directed to pay her compensation of Rs 25 lakh.
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When: 15/3/2010
