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Personality protection on the rise in Bollywood

Hindustan Times Chandigarh

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October 04, 2025

What connects Karan Johar, Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff? Yes, all of them work primarily in the Hindi film industry.

But in recent times, all of them took the legal way to protect their personality rights. And singer Asha Bhosle is the latest to join the bandwagon.

But what exactly is the issue? In the latest episode of the weekly show The Right Angle, Sonal Kalra, Chief Managing Editor, Entertainment and Lifestyle, spoke to Janay Jain, an advocate at the Bombay High Court, about what it entails.

WHAT ARE PERSONALITY RIGHTS?

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