Madhur Bhandarkar can heave a sigh of relief as a Delhi court has rejected author Seema Seth's plea against the filmmaker. Seema had accused Bhandarkar, writer Ajay Monga and producer Ronnie Screvwala (Utv) of plagiarism saying that their 2008 film Fashion was based on her book El Dorado. The book was incidentally published 3 months before Fashion's release in October 2008.
Seth requested the court to book Bhandarkar for violation of the Copyright Act, as the idea of the story had been taken from the book without her permission. However, Additional Chief Magistrate Sanjay Sharma dismissed the plea saying there cannot be a copyright in an idea or plot, subject matter, themes or legendary facts.
The next hearing is scheduled to take place on August 8 and Seema has been asked to bring substantial evidence to validate her claims.
Seth requested the court to book Bhandarkar for violation of the Copyright Act, as the idea of the story had been taken from the book without her permission. However, Additional Chief Magistrate Sanjay Sharma dismissed the plea saying there cannot be a copyright in an idea or plot, subject matter, themes or legendary facts.
The next hearing is scheduled to take place on August 8 and Seema has been asked to bring substantial evidence to validate her claims.
- 6/28/2012
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
A Delhi court Wednesday rejected an author’s plea for lodging a case against Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for copying from her book the plot of his 2008 film “Fashion”.
The court said that no prima facie case is made out against Bhandarkar, the film’s storywriter Ajay Monga, and film producter Ronnie Screwvala of Utv Motion Pictures.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Sharma said: “There cannot be a copyright in an idea or plot, subject matter, themes or legendary facts. Therefore, no direction is given for registration of the Fir.”
The court was hearing a plea by actress-turned-author Seema Seth who alleged that Bhandarkar stole the plot and idea for “Fashion” from her book “El Dorado”, which was published three months before the release of the film Oct 29, 2008.Read More...
The court said that no prima facie case is made out against Bhandarkar, the film’s storywriter Ajay Monga, and film producter Ronnie Screwvala of Utv Motion Pictures.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Sharma said: “There cannot be a copyright in an idea or plot, subject matter, themes or legendary facts. Therefore, no direction is given for registration of the Fir.”
The court was hearing a plea by actress-turned-author Seema Seth who alleged that Bhandarkar stole the plot and idea for “Fashion” from her book “El Dorado”, which was published three months before the release of the film Oct 29, 2008.Read More...
- 6/27/2012
- by Indicine Team
- indicine
New Delhi, June 27: A Delhi court Wednesday rejected an author's plea for lodging a case against Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for copying from her book the plot of his 2008 film "Fashion".
The court said that no prima facie case is made out against Bhandarkar, the film's storywriter Ajay Monga, and film producter Ronnie Screwvala of Utv Motion Pictures.
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The court said that no prima facie case is made out against Bhandarkar, the film's storywriter Ajay Monga, and film producter Ronnie Screwvala of Utv Motion Pictures.
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- 6/27/2012
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
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