Actor and filmmaker Sayani Gupta has been granted interim reduction by the Mumbai Civil Court in her defamation case towards filmmaker Vinita Negi. The dispute arises from copyright allegations made by Vinita Negi regarding Gupta’s directorial debut brief movie, Aasmani.
As per the court docket order dated September 3, a replica of which is with HT Metropolis, the honourable civil court docket in Mumbai granted interim reduction to Sayani Gupta towards Vinita Negi after an in depth listening to. The order restrains Negi from making, publishing, broadcasting, or circulating any type of materials that’s defamatory in content material towards Gupta. The court docket additionally directed Meta Platforms and media homes to forthwith delete and take away all posts containing defamatory content material towards the actor.
The matter on Gupta’s behalf was led by Counsel Monil Punjabi, with Accomplice Priyanka Sinha and her staff.
Sayani Gupta vs Vinita Negi case
The dispute started after Negi, an alumnus of Movie and Tv Institute of India (FTII), alleged that Gupta’s brief movie Aasmani shared similarities along with her yet-to-be-completed documentary, Prabha. Each initiatives characteristic an aged lady and a classic automotive. The actor rejected the allegations as “unfounded and scathing”. Within the go well with that she filed towards Negi, Gupta sought ₹9 crore in damages, sling with removing of defamatory content material, and a public apology and retraction.
In accordance with Gupta’s plea, Negi had filed a grievance earlier than the Screenwriters Affiliation in April 2026, and whereas the proceedings have been underway, Negi circulated a ‘Assertion of Assist’ to people, WhatsApp teams and on social media, which garnered over 250 signatures from the fraternity.
Gupta’s plea additional acknowledged that not one of the signatories had seen Aasmani, whereas some had additionally not considered materials from Negi’s documentary. As per the plea, allegedly defamatory emails have been additionally despatched to movie festivals the place Aasmani had been chosen, affecting its launch and competition prospects and, in line with Gupta, harming her skilled fame because the movie was abruptly withdrawn from the Indian Movie Competition of New Zealand.