Latif's son sues SRK and others over `Raees'

AHMEDABAD: A local court on Thursday issued notices to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan, actor Farhan Akhtar, director Rahul Dholakia and producer Ritesh Sidhwani along with three film making companies in response to a Rs 101-crore defamation suit filed against the film `Raees' by Mushtaq Sheikh, the son of erstwhile underworld don Abdul Latif.
Sheikh sought a stay on the release of the film which stars Shah Rukh Khan, and on the airing of its promos, trailers, and publication of news articles on the ground that the film projects his father, who had `high reputation' in society, in a negative manner. The petitioner claimed the film could bring a bad name to his family because the writer, director, actor and producer of the film did not keep the word given to him when they promised to project Abdul Latif in proper perspective.
'Looking at the character played by Khan, it is crystal clear that his character in the film is based on the life of Latif ', said the son of the erstwhile don.