1. The Plaintiff – Ramesh Sippy has filed the above suit claiming to be the author and first owner of the copyright and also to the Author's Special Rights in the film titled “Sholay” (“the said film Sholay”) and other four films viz. (i) Seeta aur Geeta, (ii) Saagar,

(iii) Shaan and (iv) Andaz (“the said other films”). According to the Plaintiff, the Defendants are guilty of infringement of the Plaintiff's copyright and the Author's Special Rights in the said film Sholay and the said other films and is entitled in law to restrain them from doing so. The Plaintiff has in the said suit impugned the Deed of Gift dated 14th September 2000 whereby Defendant No. 4 has gifted to Defendant No. 5 all rights, title and interest in and to the said original Motion Picture titled 'Sholay' (ExhibitE to the Plaint) and the Agreement dated 20th July 2011 whereunder Defendant No. 5 has given on license to Defendant Nos. 7 and 8 the sole and exclusive commercial and noncommercial theatrical rights for 3D/2D/Digital and all theatrical versions (70mm/35mm) of the said film 'Sholay' for a consideration of Rs. 25 crores.

2. Defendant No.1 is the son of the Plaintiff's late sister (Soni Uttams