India, Oct. 20 -- The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the producers of the upcoming Marathi film 'Punha Shivajiraje Bhosale' to hold a private screening for Everest Entertainment LLP, a production company. The court was responding to a suit by Everest accusing the film's producers of copyright infringements and alleging that they had misrepresented the film as a sequel to the 2009 blockbuster 'Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'.

In June 2008, Everest signed an agreement with Ashwami Films to co-produce five Marathi films in three years. As per the agreement, the intellectual property (IP) rights were divided between the two with Everest holding 60%, and Ashwami holding 40%. Together they produced and released 'Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Bo...