Just in Bollywood Style: Jodi Breakers

The iP aroUnd, from today has started a string of posts for movies' lovers- Just in Bollywood Style.

Just in Bollywood Style is the name given to posts that will reveal the Bollywood movies which are or were under scanner for being alleged as a direct-lift or facelift of some other original movie. 

The first post begins today with the movie Jodi Breakers. The movie was allegedly the copy of the year 2010 French film 'Heartbreakers'. 

According to the sources, the French producers have filed the case against five people - the producer, Prasar Visions Pvt Ltd, director Ashwini Chaudhary, the writer, the processing lab and Dariwala who claimed that the producers stole her idea. The first hearing took place on February 10 and today is the second hearing." 

The makers of Jodi Breakers had offered to let the Heartbreakers team read the entire script, provided they agree to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA), which the Heartbreakers team declined to sign.

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Ek tha Tiger in copyright controversy !!

After a series of movies like Jannath 2 and Desi Boyz, now it is the turn of Salman Khan starrer Ek Tha Tiger. According to reports Salman's blockbuster has met with a copyright infringement case after one Mr Anand Pande has filed a complaint with Mumbai police alleging that the producers have stolen his script and made it into a movie without providing him adequate compensation.

However Hindustan times report that Neelesh Mishra, Co-writer of Ek Tha Tiger has vehemently denied the charges of copying and even challenged Anand Pande to prove his charges.

Mumbai Police have already lodged an FIR against the producer Aditya Chopra and Director Kabir Khan. Anand Pande has also filed  a complaint against them with the Film Writers Association.

Pnade has earlier approached the Mumbai Highcourt who directed the police to launch an FIR on the issue.

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Copy That: Jannat 2 in Copyright Controversy

This is not something new in the Bollywood history and specially when we talk about a renowned film camp like Vishesh Films. But this time, the act of copyright infringement is of a different style in the sense that the controversial movie Jannat - 2 is alleged to be based upon the script written by a Mumbai-based writer Kapil Chopra. 

Allegations. 

Before release of the movie Jannat -2, in May this year, Kapil Chopra filed a case of plagiarism against the Bhatts, the makers of Jannat 2, alleging them to have stolen his script for the same, which he had with the Film Writers Association way back in 2007.

In a court hearing in the month of July, it was revealed that Chopra had met Jannat 2's director Kunal Deshmukh a couple of times when he narrated his story, also he had left a bound copy of the script with the director. But he got no response from the director.

Remedy Granted. 

As a remedy granted by the Bombay High Court to the complainant, it ordered the Bhatts to deposit Rs 10 lakh, as the amount for the conditional order that they can release the satellite rights of Jannat 2.

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