Delhi High Court Orders Removal of Obscene Content on Janhvi, Khushi Kapoor

The Delhi High Court has issued orders for the removal of obscene and pornographic content related to actors Janhvi Kapoor and her sister Khushi Kapoor from social media platforms, while also setting boundaries on the protection of celebrity personality rights. The rulings, delivered by two separate benches on August 11 and August 12, 2026, highlight the growing legal challenges posed by digital misuse of public figures' identities.

On August 11, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani directed the takedown of clearly obscene and pornographic material concerning Janhvi Kapoor. The actor had filed a suit seeking protection of her personality rights, alleging that over 5,000 webpages and social media posts used her image without consent for commercial purposes, including AI-generated deepfakes and impersonation accounts. The court, however, refused to grant a blanket order against all fan pages and unofficial content, emphasizing the need to balance personality rights with freedom of expression.

"We are not the conscience keepers of the nation. Solution may be worse than the problem. It was at the very root of free speech," Justice Bhambhani observed. He noted that fan pages can contain a...