Showing posts with label Kritik Kumar Pandey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kritik Kumar Pandey. Show all posts
I am not a thief-Tiger Shroff reacts to Kritik Kumar Pandey's allegations
8:11 AM
MUMBAI MIRROR (July 19, 2016)
Reacting to reports that
claimed that the script of his upcoming film, Munna Michael, was stolen, Tiger Shroff said he is not a thief while addressing media persons
at the trailer launch of his new film, A Flying Jatt, in Mumbai on
Monday.
Munna Michael, Tiger's third collaboration with director Sabbir Khan after Baaghi and Heropanti, was hit by controversy even before going on the floors when writer-director Kritik Kumar Pandey filed a police complaint accusing the 26-year-old actor of stealing his script, which is based on a die-hard Michael Jackson follower.
Pandey alleges in his complaint that he had shared his film's script with Tiger, a self confessed fan of the late King of Pop. “I don't know the issue. We are here (and) I don't steal. I am not a thief. I don't lie, I am not a cheat,“ Tiger said. Remo D'Souza's A Flying Jatt also features Jacqueline Fernandez and Nathan Jones, who played the antagonist in George Miller's actioner, Fury Road, and is set to hit the marquee on August 25.
Munna Michael, Tiger's third collaboration with director Sabbir Khan after Baaghi and Heropanti, was hit by controversy even before going on the floors when writer-director Kritik Kumar Pandey filed a police complaint accusing the 26-year-old actor of stealing his script, which is based on a die-hard Michael Jackson follower.
Pandey alleges in his complaint that he had shared his film's script with Tiger, a self confessed fan of the late King of Pop. “I don't know the issue. We are here (and) I don't steal. I am not a thief. I don't lie, I am not a cheat,“ Tiger said. Remo D'Souza's A Flying Jatt also features Jacqueline Fernandez and Nathan Jones, who played the antagonist in George Miller's actioner, Fury Road, and is set to hit the marquee on August 25.
Tiger Shroff-Sabbir Khan to file a defamation suit?
8:07 AM
Mohar Basu (BOMBAY TIMES; July 14, 2016)
A couple of days ago,
Mumbai-based aspiring filmmaker Kritik Kumar Pandey lodged a complaint
against Tiger Shroff and director Sabbir Khan with the Versova Police
Station alleging creative theft over their next film Munna Michael.
Pandey alleged that he was duped by the Baaghi duo. In a press note, he
said, “Tiger took my story a year ago and kept coaxing me to give him
more details about my project titled MJ Return. He had committed to doing
the film with me, but he has now gone on to announce another project
with a similar storyline.“
When contacted, Sabbir said he would revert after meeting his lawyer. However, a source close to the director and Tiger told us that they had an extensive meeting with their lawyer on Wednesday afternoon. “Tiger and Sabbir haven't even heard of a man called Kritik. He is doing it just for publicity. More often than not, filmmakers don't take the legal route due to lack of time. But this news has come as a shock to Tiger and Sabbir as being embroiled in a needless controversy just after their announcement is the last thing they wanted. They are finalising paperwork to file a defamation case against this man.“
When contacted, Sabbir said he would revert after meeting his lawyer. However, a source close to the director and Tiger told us that they had an extensive meeting with their lawyer on Wednesday afternoon. “Tiger and Sabbir haven't even heard of a man called Kritik. He is doing it just for publicity. More often than not, filmmakers don't take the legal route due to lack of time. But this news has come as a shock to Tiger and Sabbir as being embroiled in a needless controversy just after their announcement is the last thing they wanted. They are finalising paperwork to file a defamation case against this man.“
Rookie writer-director accuses Tiger Shroff of stealing Munna Michael's script from him
11:36 AM
Sonali Joshi Pitale (MID-DAY; July 13, 2016)
Tiger Shroff and director Sabbir Khan announced their third collaboration, Munna Michael, last week. But even before the film can go on the floors, the dance drama has attracted bad press. Kritik Kumar Pandey, a Mumbai-based amateur writer-director, has filed a police complaint, accusing the actor of stealing his script to make Munna Michael based on a diehard Michael Jackson follower.
Pandey alleges that he had shared his film’s script with Tiger, a self-confessed fan of the King of Pop, earlier this year and got him on board. “One of my team members, who had worked with Tiger for his last release, Baaghi, introduced me to him. We kept in touch through e-mail and WhatsApp, and then I discussed my script with him for a film titled MJ Return. He liked it and agreed to do it,” he claims.
Three months ago, Tiger allegedly asked Pandey to send him a pilot video. “I invested a lot of time and money to shoot the pilot and send it to him. We discussed casting, budget and locations. We were ready to take the project on the floors, but a few days later, he informed me of his unavailability. He said he was busy completing a dance film. However, last week, reports of him doing a film titled Munna Michael emerged. I was shocked to see that the concept, story and actor were the same except the director, of course,” he says.
Pandey says he has registered his script with the Film Writers Association. “I had sent Tiger a copy of my script which didn’t bear the association seal. He and his Munna Michael team lifted my story assuming that I have not safeguarded the copyright. But my story as well as title have been duly registered. Now I have filed a complaint with Versova police and will record my statement in a day or two,” he adds.
In his complaint, Pandey has named Tiger, Sabbir and four directors of CAA Kwan Talent Management Agency — Madhu Mantena, Anirban Das Blah, Caleb Isaac Franklin and David Moses Taghioff. Documents supporting Kritik’s claims are in mid-day ’s possession.
Tiger chose not to respond to text messages while Sabbir says, “I have not met this person [Pandey] and don’t know him. Moreover, how does he know about my script when we are yet to roll out the film? If he feels we have lifted his concept, he is free to approach the court and we both can submit our respective scripts. I will accept whatever the judge’s verdict will be.”
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