Hrithik Roshan-starrer Super 30 has been embroiled in controversies since the time it was announced. Now, the film has got into fresh trouble. Four IIT-Guwahati students may file a fresh case to stall the release of the film. This is in response to a PIL that had been filed eight months back. The students had asked for the names of the 26 students who had taken admission into IIT as Anand Kumar claims. However, Anand Kumar hasn’t appeared before the court and the case is still pending.
After the makers of Super 30 had announced the release date of the film, the four students are contemplating filing a fresh case, claiming how a film celebrating Anand Kumar’s life can be released since the case is still pending.
Amit Goyal, legal counsel of the students, told mid-day that the film does not seem authentic. “Though we are not aware of the facts that will be shown in the film, the promotional teaser indicates that Kumar is being celebrated. Anand Kumar’s reply to the PIL does not address the allegations completely”, Goyal said.
Anand Kumar has celebrated the success of his coaching class Super 30, which touts to enable underprivileged kids get admission into the IIT course. It did not go down well with the students and they had asked the names of the pupils who took admission in 2018. The IIT-students alleged that Kumar’s false claims encouraged students to apply for Super 30. However, during the application procedure, he would urge them to take admission in institute, Ramanujan School of Mathematics, by paying Rs 33,000.
Goyal added that since Anand Kumar hasn’t yet revealed the names, the movie may send out a wrong message.
Super 30 is set to hit the theatres on 12 July.
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