Claim: On November 17, 2014, Tamil actor Rajinikanth moved the Madras High Court to stop the release and screening of the film Main Hoon Rajinikanth; then after filing counter to the case, Saif denied the allegation about the film being a biopic on the superstar.
Evidence: On 17 September 2014, actor Rajinikanth moved to the Madras High Court to stop the release and screening of this film stating that various press releases, video releases, web articles, posters and information from other sources about this film revealed that the producer had lifted/exploited the super-hero image of Rajinikanth from various movies by including in the forthcoming feature film.