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An aviation company has filed a civil defamation suit worth ₹3 crore against Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi in a Gandhinagar court, alleging that her "derogatory and reckless" comments about its chartered aircraft on social media caused serious damage to its reputation. The case, filed by Dunes Aviation in April, will be heard by the court of senior civil judge R. Agarwal on September 25.
According to the suit, Fatehi recorded videos inside a Dunes Aviation Cessna Citation CJ2 during a Mumbai-Jaipur flight last December, referring to the aircraft as a "miniature," a "toy" and a "Lego airplane" in posts shared with her Instagram following of more than 4.6 crore. The company argues that Fatehi's remarks were made without technical knowledge or verification, and that her large follower base gave the comments outsized reach and impact.
Dunes Aviation says the fallout has been tangible: a 15-20 per cent drop in bookings alongside a rise in cancellations, which it attributes directly to the viral spread of Fatehi's videos. The company has pushed back on her characterisation of the aircraft, stating that the Cessna Citation CJ2 is a standard, appropriately sized jet for the Mumbai-Jaipur route, and that it is fully DGCA-certified, airworthy and operating under a valid Non-Scheduled Operator's Permit.
Beyond the ₹3 crore in damages, the suit asks the court to direct Fatehi to remove all related content from her social media accounts and to issue a public clarification addressing the claims made in her videos.
Fatehi has not yet issued a public response to the suit.