Actor Imran Khan, known for his Bollywood work, has filed a legal challenge against a Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) notice requiring his departure from India by 28 October. A petition challenging the directive is set to be lodged at the Bombay High Court by Zulfiqar Memon, who serves as his legal counsel.

The petition filed by the actor aims to contest the FRRO's directive through formal legal proceedings. Formal proceedings tied to Imran Khan's role in the protests have been set in motion after Kirit Somaiya, a BJP leader, lodged a complaint, following which police transferred the case to the FRRO for further handling.

A formal notice from the FRRO directed the actor to depart from India, with the order grounded in a rule that bars overseas nationals holding OCI cards from taking part in protest activity. Authorities invoked Section 7 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, as the legal basis for the move. Directives within this provision allow the national government to regulate how foreign nationals enter, remain, move through, and eventually leave Indian territory.

Raza Murad, a long-established figure in the acting profession, put forward the position that individuals holding citizenship outside India ought to refrain from weighing in on the country's domestic matters — remarks directed at Imran Khan. Murad conveyed to a prominent broadcaster that regardless of whether the individual in question is Imran Khan or any other person holding foreign citizenship, involvement in the domestic affairs of the country remains outside the bounds of what such individuals are entitled to pursue.

Reports indicate that Imran Khan, who previously worked as an actor in the United States, has obtained American citizenship. His level of involvement in the country's domestic affairs and political life has drawn scrutiny, given that he holds citizenship there. Unverified reports indicate that he travels on an American passport.

Raza Murad noted that the Mumbai Police was operating within the bounds of the law and that those detained had been granted a period of 15 days. Those who believe they are being treated unjustly or pressured into leaving have the option of bringing their case before a court, and any ruling that follows carries binding weight for everyone involved.

Mumbai Police served Imran Khan — a relative of actor Aamir Khan — with a formal notice requiring him to depart the country before 28 October, while also informing him that any grievance over the directive could be pursued through the courts. At August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, a gathering drew his participation — one centred on demands that Gyanesh Kumar vacate the office of Chief Election Commissioner.

Voices from across the film industry have weighed in on what took place.