BJP MP Kangana Ranaut.
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Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut approached the Delhi High Court on Thursday (October 8, 2026) seeking the removal of obscene and AI-generated content allegedly circulated about her online.
Justice Vikas Mahajan issued summons to the parties named as defendants in Ms. Ranaut’s plea, which seeks protection of her personality and publicity rights. The court indicated that it would consider passing an interim order in the matter.
The court also issued summons in a separate personality rights case filed by Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda and said an interim order would be considered in his case as well.
Mr. Deverakonda’s counsel alleged that third parties had commercially exploited the actor’s identity without authorisation, including by selling merchandise featuring elements associated with his persona. The counsel also pointed to AI-generated social media posts, impersonation, false endorsements and the use of abusive language.
Ms. Ranaut’s lawyer told the court that the content in question included sexually explicit and pornographic graphics, fake news and AI-generated material falsely attributing statements to the actor and BJP leader.
The lawyer added that while memes and other objectionable satirical material were also in circulation, Ms. Ranaut was not seeking relief against such content at the interim stage.
A number of other public figures, including actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Salman Khan, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, podcaster Raj Shamani, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and cricketer Abhishek Sharma, have previously approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of their personality and publicity rights.
The High Court has granted interim protection to these public figures in their respective cases.
Published – October 08, 2026 05:27 pm IST
