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Rajasthan filmmaker sends notice to Akshay’s film 'Toilet -Ek Prem Katha'

Regional filmmaker alleges Toilet- Ek Prem Katha’s song ‘Hans mat pagli’ lifted from his movie Laadli’s song by the same name

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‘Toilet- Ek Prem Katha’, an upcoming movie starring Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar which is scheduled to be released on August 11, was slapped with a legal notice by a local filmmaker for violation of Copyright Act saying its song ‘Hans Mat Pagli’ was a copy of the song from his Rajasthan regional movie released recently.

The same complaint was forwarded by the maker to Indian film and TV Producers Council (IFTPC) which took cognizance and sought clarification from Neeraj Pandey, who co-produced the movie with Akshay.   

Vipin Tiwari, head of Teetri production, informed that he directed, produced ‘Laadli’ movie which was released on April 7. The movie themed on ‘Save the girl child’ issue was given ‘U’ certificate by the Censor board. “One of the famous songs in the movie, ‘Hans Mat Pagli Pyar Ho Jaega’ was approved in the favor of us by IFPTC and till date its registration is with us,” said Tiwari, adding that upcoming movie copied it, which is a violation of the Copyright Act.

‘Toilet- Ek Prem Katha’ in its promo is screening the very song without permission of us. Also, the song of Akshay’s movie has similar picturisation of the scene on Holi festival in Braj area which is similar to the picturisation in Laadli,” said Tiwari.

The local filmmaker is demanding removal of scenes from the movie.

“I hereby call upon you to immediately withdraw the promos in this regard used without permission of my client and further not to release movie and to give reply to the said infringement of copyright on punch line and use of title song within a period of 7 days from receipt of notice,” mentioned the notice shot to Neeraj Pandey, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited and two others by Tiwari’s lawyers AK Dube and Deepak Sharma. The lawyers in the notice added that his client will take appropriate legal action for vindication of his rights for not taking action on his complaint.

DNA shot mails to Pandey’s Friday Filmworks to know its take on the complaint but there was no reply till this report was filed.

IFTPC, meanwhile, on Tiwari’s petition, has shot a letter, to Pandey, asking to submit reply withing three days on copyright violation, failing which the matter is told to be referred to disputes settlement committee.

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