{
  "id": 14980300,
  "title": "Bombay HC Refuses To Stay Kangana Ranaut's 'Queen Full Power', Finds No Similarity With 2014 Film 'Queen'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/bombay-hc-refuses-to-stay-kangana-ranauts-queen-full-power-finds-no",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:47:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-refuses-to-stay-kangana-ranauts-queen-full-power-finds-no-similarity-with-2014-film-queen"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bombay High Court has declined to issue an interim injunction preventing the release of Queen Full Power, a film starring Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. The court's ruling, delivered on Wednesday and published on Friday, found no substantial similarity between the proposed film and the 2014 film Queen. Justice Sandeep Marne, presiding over the case, stated that a comparison of the storylines did not reveal any common elements. The court concluded that Queen Full Power was neither a sequel, prequel, spin-off, nor a reboot of the original film. Phantom Studios, the production house behind the film, had filed the legal challenge in July, arguing that an agreement from the initial production entitles them to 50% ownership of any future derivative works. However, the producer of Queen Full Power disputed the claims, asserting that it was an independent project with a unique plot. The court dismissed Phantom Studios' argument that the film's title might cause confusion among audiences, noting that \"Queen\" is a widely used title in the film industry. Consequently, the High Court refused to grant a temporary restraining order, allowing the production and promotion of Queen Full Power to proceed without the studio's prior approval.",
  "summary": "The Bombay High Court has refused to grant an interim injunction against Queen Full Power, starring BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, holding that the proposed film prima facie bears no similarity to the 2014 film Queen. Court Finds No Similarity Justice Sandeep Marne, in an order passed on Wednesday and made available on Friday, observed that a comparison of the synopses of the two films did not indicate…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}