Here's Why Animal Co-Producer Is Seeking Stay On Ranbir Kapoor-Bobby Deol Starrer's OTT Release
Cine1 further asserted that even though T-Series and Sandeep Reddy Vanga's company, Bhadrakali Pictures, signed a contract, the plaintiff was not given access to that agreement.
Co-producer of the Bollywood movie "Animal," Cine 1 Studios, filed a request for a stay of the film's release on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, digital streaming platforms, and satellite broadcasting with the Delhi High Court on Monday.
The Sandeep Reddy Vanga-directed film debuted in theaters on December 1, 2023, and it will reportedly debut on Netflix on January 26.
Cine 1 Studios, filed a request for a stay of the film's release/T series
All You Need To Know About Lawsuit Against Animal
As per Bar and Bench, Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited (T-Series) has been sued by Cine1 Studios Private Limited, claiming that the two production companies had a contract in place for the film's production. Cine1 asserted that it was entitled to 35 percent of the intellectual property rights in the film Animal and that it had a 35 percent profit share under the terms of the agreement.
The lawsuit claimed that T-Series spent money on the production, promotion, and distribution of the movie without Cine1's consent, collected box office receipts without disclosing any information about them, and failed to pay Cine1 any money in spite of the profit-share arrangement.
Cine1 was not informed about the movie's box office receipts/T series
The case was heard by Justice Sanjeev Narula.
Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi represented Cine1 and said that Cine1 was not informed about the movie's box office receipts, earnings, or the rights to the music, satellite, or internet.
"They (T-Series) have been collecting all the money but I have not bee paid a single penny... I have a long relationship with them but they have no respect for the agreement. I had the regard for the relationship and the sanctity of the contract, therefore, I did not rush to court," Sethi contended.
Plea requested a halt to the film's release on OTT platforms/ T series
Cine1 further asserted that even though T-Series and Sandeep Reddy Vanga's company, Bhadrakali Pictures, signed a contract, the plaintiff was not given access to that agreement.
¡°The Defendant No 1 (T-Series) is bent upon destroying the Plaintiffs rights in the film and its derivatives in a brazen manner. The Plaintiff is seeking preservation of the accounts of the Defendant No 1 because the revenue generated from the film will be delivered only to the Defendant No 1. The Defendant No 1 being a trustee of the profit share of the Plaintiff cannot be allowed to dissipate such receipts so as to defeat the Plaintiffs rights on the profit share of the film,¡± the plea stated.
As a result, it requested a halt to the film's release on OTT platforms until T-Series complies with Cine1's demands.
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