Salman Khan's Bharat lands in legal trouble; High Court seeks title change!

Ahead of its release a petition seeking a change of title of Salman Khan's upcoming movie Bharat was moved in the Delhi High court on Thursday.

The petition was filed by Vipin Tyagi.

Vipin Tyagi in his plea had contended that the title of the film is in violation of Section 3 of Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, according to which the word "Bharat" cannot be used for the commercial purpose.

He has also sought change in the dialogue where the character has been compared to the country, contending that it hurts the patriotic sentiments of the people of the country.

"This film is fraught with Salman's typical flippancy and vulgarity. Being a 'Bharatiya', I feel it is not appropriate to name such film or any character associated with this film after our great nation," Tyagi said.

Salman Khan has been surrounded by controversies ever since he started promoting the film. Earlier, Priyanka opted out of the film to marry Nick Jonas. Salman Khan has still not gotten over this as he can be seen taking a dig at the actress at every media promotion. At a press conference, Salman Khan said, "She, over Bharat, did choose the USA in the 'nick' of time. She has worked so hard all her life, okay? And when she got the biggest film of her life, she dumped that film and got married. You know, hats off! Usually, people leave their husbands for a film like this."

Meanwhile, the film Bharat also stars Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani, Tabu and Sunil Grover. The film is slated to release on 5th June.

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