Delhi HC issues interim order protecting Kajol's personality rights

Kajol won big in personality rights case

• Delhi HC bars misuse of Kajol's name, image, or voice for profit
• Order bans fake videos, AI deepfakes, and unauthorized content
• Salman Khan, Bachchans, and others seek legal protection

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Kajol has joined the list of celebrities who have filed a lawsuit to defend their personality rights. The Delhi High Court issued an interim injunction that forbids the illegal use of her name, likeness, voice, or picture for profit.

According to ANI, Justice Jyoti Singh issued an order prohibiting anybody or anything from using Kajol's identity for commercial purposes, including making digital material or selling items, without her permission.

The ruling specifically prohibits the production or dissemination of phoney videos or photos that feature her likeness, and it also covers the misuse of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology. Additionally, the court mandated that any offensive or indecent material that might have been posted online and included her be taken down.

In light of the growing abuse of celebrity photos and deepfake content, Kajol is one of many famous personalities who have sought legal protection for their identities. Stars like Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar, Rishab Shetty, Jaya Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Vivek Oberoi, and others have made similar appeals to the courts in recent months.

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Similar rulings were recently issued by the Bombay High Court for a number of Bachchan family members and other prominent members of the business, strengthening protections against the unapproved commercial use of celebrity identities.

Meanwhile, singer Jubin Nautiyal petitioned the Delhi High Court to have his personality rights protected. However, the court questioned why the artist from Uttarakhand had not gone to his state's municipal court.

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His attorney contended that the Delhi High Court was contacted since important organisations like the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) are based in the nation's capital.

On the work front, Kajol was last seen in Sarzameen (2025) alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran and Ibrahim Ali Khan. Before that, she appeared in Maa, which was released in theatres on June 27, 2025.