“Tell him I’m not dead.” That was producer Amit Jani’s message to Salman Khan, posted on social media alongside what he described as a legal notice. He alleged that Khan “has started threatening people related to Kala Hiran movie” with the notice, “just to scare so that people bow down to glamour.”
Neither Khan nor his representatives have issued a statement. No legal proceedings tied to the alleged notice had been disclosed, and its contents have not been made public.
A poster and a title
The row began when Jani unveiled the poster for Kala Hiran, a project he has called inspired by real-life events. It shows a man in a fitted T-shirt and a silver-turquoise bracelet, an accessory many social media users thought resembled Khan’s signature bracelet. The title translates to “Blackbuck.” Viewers did the arithmetic themselves and linked it to the 1998 case in which Khan was accused of hunting two blackbucks while shooting Hum Saath-Saath Hain near Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A Jodhpur court convicted him in 2018. He later got bail, and appeals have continued.
The first-look teaser added to the speculation. It introduced a character named Ayaan Khan, whose looks and mannerisms viewers likened to Khan’s. The makers insist their characters are fictional and the film is not a biography of anyone involved in the case, though they acknowledge the 1998 incident as an inspiration.
The Govind Namdev notice
Then the producer turned on his own cast. Veteran actor Govind Namdev, who has worked with Khan in several films and appears in the teaser, said he was surprised by the promotional material. He felt the final version differed greatly from the film he thought he had joined, and indicated he would not knowingly take part in a film seen as targeting Khan.
Jani responded with a legal notice of his own. It demands a public apology within seven days and Rs 50 lakh in compensation for alleged damage to the production house’s reputation, with further proceedings threatened if Namdev refuses. Jani shared details of the notice on social media.
Sources
- Salman Khan allegedly sends legal notice over Kala Hiran poster? Producer Amit Jani shares explosive claim on social media
- Kala Hiran Controversy Escalates: Producer Amit Jani Demands Public Apology and Rs 50 Lakh Compensation from Govind Namdev
