Ayushmann Khurrana’s upcoming film Bala has landed in a trouble. A case of copyright violation has been filed in Bombay High Court against the writer Niren Bhatt and producer of the film Maddock Films
Praveen Morchhale is the complainant and claims the film’s concept has been copied from his script titled Mr Yogi. He told Mumbai Mirror, “I read a news article on Bala being a satirical comedy about premature balding, which was an idea I had conceived in 2005. I worked on it for two years and registered the story with the Film Writers’ Association (FWA) in 2007. After compiling information from various sources, I have arrived at the conclusion that Bala is very similar to my story and screenplay.”
He added that he has not met anybody associated with the film. “But the case isn’t about meeting or narrating the film to them. I’ve met hundreds of people and narrated my story to them, anyone could have put the idea in their minds. Since I have registered my concept and script, I can narrate it to as many people as I want, nobody can copy it,” the director said.
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