Maula Jatt remake: LHC extends restraining orders till 25th

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has stayed unauthorised use of title of film Maula Jatt, dialogue, characters, making/shooting and exhibition of work identical to the movie till April 25.

Justice Aminuddin Khan extended the stay order on a petition moved by Muhammad Sarwar Bhatti of Bahoo Film Corporation, the producer of original Punjabi film Maula Jatt, seeking an injunctive order against exhibition of remake of the movie, produced by Bilal Lashari. Bhatti’s counsel Ahsan Masood Advocate argued that the petitioner possessed the rights in relation to the movie including title and cinematographic works and the censorship certificate was also issued by the censor board in the name of the petitioner as producer. He argued that the respondents including Bilal Lashari had no right to use title, script, character, dialogue, poetry, music etc., in respect of this work. However, he said, respondents had been infringing the petitioner’s legal rights. The court summoned all respondents and adjourned the hearing till April 25.