The Rajasthan High Court has provided interim relief to Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone by staying a police FIR filed against them for a car endorsement. The court observed that the complaint, alleging they misled consumers, lacked a factual basis.
September 11, 2025: The Rajasthan High Court has given Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone temporary reprieve by stopping a FIR that said they tricked people into buying cars. This is a huge change in the law. The verdict is a huge break for the actors in a case that has once again raised the question of whether or not celebrities who promote products should be held legally responsible.
A man from Bharatpur named Kirti Singh filed a First Information Report (FIR) alleging that the Hyundai Alcazar he acquired in 2022 had mechanical problems. The complaint alleged that the two celebs, who are Hyundai brand ambassadors, induced him buy the automobile by praising it.
The lawyers for both performers quickly moved to get the FIR thrown out, stating that their only job was to promote the company and not to produce or assess the condition of the car. Kapil Sibal, a top lawyer for Shah Rukh Khan, said that just because someone endorses a product doesn’t mean they are accountable for its technical competence. Deepika Padukone’s lawyer, Madhav Mitra, acknowledged the same thing: she didn’t have anything to do with making the movie.
The defense brought up during the hearing that the complainant had been driving the car for almost three years and had driven more than 67,000 kilometers. They also told the person who complained to take his case to a consumer court instead of a criminal court.
Justice Sudesh Bansal remarked that the FIR didn’t have any proof, thus he stopped the investigation into all the defendants, who included two actors and six business executives. Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone haven’t stated anything official yet, but the verdict provides them and Hyundai some time to protect themselves. The next court date for this case is September 25. The case illustrates that the law is becoming more likely to hold famous people accountable for deceptive ads. The Supreme Court also touched on this in a decision from 2023.