High Court directs 'Martin' producers to include director in promotional events, posters
Bengaluru: On Friday, the Karnataka High Court directed the producers of Kannada film 'Martin', starring Dhruva Sarja, to use a tagline, 'A P Arjun Film', in all the posters and promotional documents for the movie in future. Director Arjun had approached the court questioning the producer's actions regarding his non-inclusion in any promotional activities of the pan-India action-movie set to release on October 11.
A vacation bench of the court comprising Justice S R Krishna Kumar and Justice M G Uma heard a commercial appeal filed by film director A P Arjun and ordered the producers to use a tagline declaring the name of director in all promotional activities. Further, it directed the producers to permit the director to participate in the promotional events for the movie.
The bench asked the tagline 'A P Arjun Film' to be included in all posters of the movie in future, exempting the already printed materials. Directing the producers to include the director in all promotional events, it also set a condition to Arjun that he must not express any negative comments on the film or its team in these events.
The court issued notices to the film production company Vasavi Enterprises and its owners Uday Mehta and Vasavi Mehta, regarding this. Further hearing was adjourned till October 14.
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KSRTC to operate 1,500 special buses for Gowri-Ganesha festival
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (PTI): The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Friday announced that it will operate 1,500 special buses from Bengaluru to various destinations across the state to meet the festive rush during Gowri and Ganesha festivities on August 26 and 27.
In addition to the regular schedules, special services will also be operated on August 31, a Sunday, KSRTC said in a press release.
From Kempegowda Bus Station in Bengaluru, buses will ply to Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Sringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppal, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupati, Vijayawada and Hyderabad.
Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be operated exclusively towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Periyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalnagar and Madikeri, it added.
Premier special services will be available from BMTC Bus Station at Shantinagar (TTMC) to Madurai, Kumbakonam, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kozhikode and other destinations in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Additional buses will also be operated from taluk and district bus stands under KSRTC’s jurisdiction, depending on demand, the release further said.
Passengers can book tickets online at www.ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in.
