Salman Khan vs ‘Selmon Bhoi’: Court Blocks Video Game
A company called Parody Studios Pvt Ltd created a video game called ‘Selmon Bhoi’ about Salman Khan’s hit & run case.
Salman Khan has been a very controversial figure. Earlier Salman was in the news for killing a black buck in 1998, the hit & run case in Mumbai, troubling his ex-girlfriend Aishwarya Rai and his connections with the dons. He has been in jail and there have always been many scandals about him.
On 28 September 2002, Salman Khan drove his car over a pavement outside a bakery in Bandra, Mumbai. 1 person died and 3 were injured. He was found to be drunk. A police officer Ravindra Patil who was appointed as Khan’s bodyguard was with him and told him not to drive but he did not listen. He told the police that Khan was driving. However, Salman Khan’s driver came forward and said that the driver was driving and not Salman. Because of this the case dragged on for years. The police officer faced a lot of pressure from the police and Salman’s lawyers to change his statement but he did not agree. He feared he was in danger so he disappeared and no one knew where he was. Some said he was kidnapped. In August 2007, Patil was found on the streets near Sewri, Mumbai and admitted to hospital where he died in October. He had been suffering from tuberculosis for two years, and his family had abandoned him. On 6 May 2015, Khan was found guilty of drunk driving and killing 1 person and was sentenced to 5 years in jail but Salman got bail on the same day and Salman filed an appeal. The driver was arrested for lying. In December 2015, Khan was acquitted of all charges from this case due to lack of evidence. 1 man died on the road and 1 policeman’s life went to waste because he said the truth about Salman.
Now a company called Parody Studios Pvt Ltd created a video game called ‘Selmon Bhoi’ and it is about the same hit & run case. In the game ‘Selmon Bhoi’ which is a caricature of the real Salman Khan, is driving a car through various stages. Salman Khan came to know about this he was furious and filed a case in a Mumbai Court against the company as it was spoiling his name and reputation. He also said that the name of the App ‘Selmon Bhoi’ is similar to ‘Salman Bhai’ a name given to him by his fans and that the company intentionally did this to attract people using Salman’s name without his permission. The court has ordered the company to remove the game from the Google Play Store and complete all their advertisements. The court has said the next hearing will be on 20 September and the company has to give an explanation about the game.
