Delhi High Court Grants Interim Stay On Release Of Biopic Based On Former ICICI Bank Chief Chanda Kochhar’s Plea

A Delhi court has granted an interim stay on the screening of a movie based on the life of former ICICI Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chanda Kochhar.

The film, directed by Ajay Singh, has been produced by Manoj Nandwana and S Akhileswaran. It also stars Pushpendra Tiwari and Aditya Verma in key roles.

Kochhar had moved the court through her advocate Vijay Aggarwal, seeking a stay on the release of the movie alleging that its content is defamatory. The complainant, Chanda Kochhar, stated that the production house never sought her 'consent' to make the film.

In his order, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sandeep Garg stated that the defendants, which included producers and their associates, representatives and actors, could not use Chanda Kochhar's name directly or indirectly in the film.

The movie producers have also been restrained from screening the film online or offline.

The court will hear the matter again on November 26.

The biopic on Chanda Kochhar, who has been under the Enforcement Directorate (ED) scanner for her alleged involvement in the Rs 1,875-crore Videocon loan case, was screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.

The film titled ‘Chanda’ has actress Gurleen Chopra playing the lead. The 29-year-old actress recently took to Facebook to share a couple of posters of the film, which read, “Chanda: A signature That Ruined A Career”.

The actress captioned the images, “My first biopic based on Chanda Kochhar, CEO of ICICI Bank”.

Expressing her excitement about the IFFI Goa screening, Gurleen said, “Our film, based on Chanda Kochhar's life, was screened at the Goa film festival to a full house. Reeta Singh, vice-president of the Mumbai BJP, had come as she was specifically asked to watch this movie by her office. She really appreciated the movie. My acting was praised by all”.