Parties Involved in Girgit Movie Case Finally Come Together & Submit a Joint Memo

Parties Involved in Girgit Movie Case Finally Come Together & Submit a Joint Memo

September 18: Makers of Tulu movie ‘Girgit’ and members of the Mangalore Bar Association have submitted a joint memorandum to the court to settle the case mutually.

The makers of the movie said that they would mute the dialogue and delete a few scenes in the movie after the which the Association will withdraw the case. H V Raghavendra, Association general secretary, The film ‘Girgit’ has ridiculed advocates and the court with cheap humour but the makers of the movie have convinced us that it was not intentional.

The joint memo was submitted to the court on Monday to settle the case at the earliest.
H V Raghavendra has also mentioned that the Association has filed a compliant with Mangaluru Police seeking action against persons who have put derogatory posts on social media mocking the Association. Two Facebook accounts have also been blocked, following the complaint. The Association has urged the police to arrest the admin of these Facebook accounts. Our fight against derogatory messages on social media will continue.
Roopesh Shetty Director and Actor of the film, had appeared before the court on September 13 and filed a statement apologising for the objectionable scenes. He had even agreed to abide by all conditions, including editing the scenes.