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‘My movie is not a copy’

Kunal Kohli claims that his next film is not a remake of a Mary Poppins even though the story sounds similar, reports Prithwish Ganguly

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Kunal Kohli claims that his next film is not a remake of a Mary Poppins even though the story sounds similar, reports Prithwish Ganguly

Kunal Kohli’s Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, which releases on June 27, is under the scanner for various reasons.

It all started after his announcement of the title of the Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji starrer which sounded similar to that of actor-turned-producer Sahil Chadha’s Thodi Life Thoda Magic. Sahil claimed that the he had registered the title way back in 2006.

Now, Kunal has bigger worries as speculations are rife that by the look of the plot of the film, it seems to be a carbon copy of the 1964 Hollywood film Mary Poppins.
However, Kunal, who has previously directed films like Hum Tum and Fanaa is not on the defense.

“I think it is very premature for anyone to say that my film is a copy of Mary Poppins,” he said.

He goes on the front foot and challenges that the movie is entirely different from the Hollywood blockbuster.

“I advice people to see my film first and then draw conclusions. I’m telling you openly that my film is not a remake of Mary Poppins. It is an entirely different movie and has nothing to do with the English film,” Kunal said.

In the Hollywood film, a magic nanny (Mary Poppins) comes into the life of a banker and bails him and his family out of trouble. On the other hand, interestingly, Kunal Kohli’s film has Saif playing a rich man with four orphans and Rani plays an angel who comes in their lives to save the day. Sounds similar doesn’t it?

“Just wait for the film to release. You will understand,” says Kunal.

Directed by Robert Stevenson, Mary Poppins is a fantasy musical that cast Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and David Tomlinson in the lead. Mary Poppins is originally a series of children’s books written by PL Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard which was made into a movie.

Ok. The title of your film also came under a lot of scrutiny.

“There was no complication or anything. We have a process of applying for the title in our country and can acquire it only when the proposed title is cleared by the body. We followed the same route and things are fine,” he said.

By the way, Sahil Chadha’s Thodi Life Thoda Magic is a feel good film about a man who tries to do good deeds and believes in spreading magic in the lives of others. Jackie Shroff plays the protagonist in the film.
g_prithwish@dnaindia.net
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