Bombay HC refuses interim stay on Kangana Ranaut's 'Queen Forever'

Mumbai, Oct 15 (UNI) The Bombay High Court has refused to grant an interim stay on the production and release of Queen Forever, starring Kangana Ranaut and directed by Vikas Bahlamid a dispute over intellectual property rights in the 2014 film Queen. Justice Sandeep Marne on Wednesday rejected the interim relief sought by Phantom Studios India Pvt Ltd, which claims 50 per cent ownership of the intellectual property rights in the original film. Phantom Studios stated that Queen was jointly produced by it and Viacom18, now known as JioStar India Pvt Ltd. It claimed that a 2012 co-production agreement and…