'Bajranji Bhaijaan' slammed with 50 crore copyright infringement suit
10 Oct 2015 2:29 PM GMT
The case has been filed by Mahim Joshi, who registered his story in 2007
Mumbai: Kabir Khan's film 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' which shattered box-office records is now slammed with a 50 crore copyright infringement suit in Bombay High Court. The case has been filed by writer, director and TV producer Mahim Joshi, who alleges that the infringement is career damaging.
Reportedly, Mahim had registered his story in the year 2007 with the Indian Film and Television Producers Council and the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers. Howver, in 2008, he entered a five year contract with Yashi Multi Media (owned by Suresh and Vivek Oberoi). As soon as the contract ended, Joshi approached Viacom 18 with the story, whose Parveez Shaikh had co-credits in screenplay of BB.
The court saw the detailed comparison of the movie's scenes and shots taken by Mahim, and concluded that there were several similarities between the two. On October 8, Justice Gautam Patel has asked all parties associated with 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', including producers Rockline Venkatesh, Rajessh Bhatt and Salman Khan, a co-producer, writer KV Vijayendra Prasad and director Kabir Khan, to maintain accounts of business. It has also directed all respondents to file their replies by October 21. The next hearing will be held on October 28th.
The Bombay High Court declined to give any interim relief by staying the television premiere of the film on October 10. Justice Gautam Patel, however, directed that all the proceeds of the film should not be touched and kept aside during the pending of the notice of motion taken out in the suit. The notice of motion taken out by the plaintiff, Mahim Joshi, in the suit filed by him had urged the court to stay the television release of the film which has run housefull shows since its release on Eid this year.
The high court said it was not inclined to grant a stay on the TV premier show but ordered that the proceeds of the film should be kept separately until the matter was decided.
(With inputs from PTI)
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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