Showing posts with label Ramdhanu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ramdhanu. Show all posts
No TV screening for Hindi Medium as Alipore Court passes injunction order
8:11 AM
Jaya Biswas (BOMBAY TIMES; July 3, 2017)
On June 29, the District
Judge, Alipore Court passed an order restricting Maddock Films and
others from releasing their film, Hindi Medium “on any other format or
electronic format including CDs, DVDs, television, internet till July
28“. Ever since the film's trailer released, it was speculated that its
theme is similar to a Bengali film, titled Ramdhanu (2014). The latter's
directors, Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, who were caught up
with the release of their movie, Posto around the same time as Hindi
Medium, moved court in the last week of June seeking an injunction on
the Irrfan-Saba Qamar starrer.Ramdhanu was about complex emotions that parents go through while trying to get their child admitted to a reputed school. After the child fails the admission test, parents go through training in language and behaviour to aid the admission process. Hindi Medium, a satire on the education system, apparently had similarities with Ramdhanu.
Atanu Raychaudhuri, the presenter of Ramdhanu and a lawyer himself, who moved court along with Debnath Ghosh on behalf of the director duo's production house, says, “A substantial portion of Ramdhanu has been copied by Hindi Medium. After we noticed them, we were left with no option but to move court. And the court has passed an ex-parte interim order.“
Shiboprosad says, “We watched Hindi Medium at least a month after it was released. The court order is a victory for original content.“ Nandita added that plagiarism has to be fought at any cost. “Unlawful copies do a lot of damage to regional film industries. It's time we put an end to such malpractices,“ she added.
Hindi Medium's director, Saket Chaudhary maintains, “I've no clue about the injunction. If anything like that happens, the producers will deal with it. However, my only question to the Ramdhanu team is, why now? Hindi Medium has been appreciated all over. Why did they keep mum when the trailer was launched? I have seen Ramdhanu in bits and pieces. I didn't find any similarities, except for two things - school and admission. There's nothing remotely common between the two films. And I stand by my statement.“
Producer Dinesh Vijan says, “I haven't seen the Bengali film and with due respect to someone else's work, until now I hadn't even heard about it. So going by the plot and summary, which I have just read, I'm confident of the originality of our film. I am more than happy to go through legal channels to prove this.“
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Court passes injunction against Irrfan-starrer film 'Hindi Medium' after Bengali filmmakers claim copyright infringement, six weeks after release
Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; July 3, 2017)
While Hindi Medium was applauded for its satirical take on the Indian education system, the Irrfan-starrer did not come without its share of trouble. Soon after the launch of the film's trailer, Bengali filmmaker Shiboprosad Mukherjee claimed the movie was lifted from his 2014 drama, Ramdhanu. In the latest development, the makers of Ramdhanu have moved court seeking an injunction against the Saket Chaudhary-directed film. The district judge of Alipore has issued a restraining order against the release of Hindi Medium on any platform, including television.
Highlighting the reason behind staying mum for so long, Mukherjee, one of the directors of Ramdhanu, tells mid-day, "Our film Posto was releasing at the same time as Hindi Medium, so our primary focus was to ensure a smooth release for our project. We finally watched Hindi Medium three weeks after its release and found striking similarities with Ramdhanu. It is then that we decided to move court."
Ramdhanu narrates the story of a couple going to extreme lengths to get their son admitted to a reputed school. The makers have claimed copyright infringement against Hindi Medium, citing that there has been substantial reproduction in terms of the storyline.
Dinesh Vijan, who has co-produced Hindi Medium, says that he hasn't seen the Bengali film in question. "Going by the plot and summary of the film that I just read, I'm confident of the originality of Hindi Medium," he says, before adding, "I will be happy to go through legal channels to prove this and I hope this furore isn't owing to the success of Hindi Medium."
Producer Bhushan Kumar says, "We haven't received the order from the court. Once we do, we will be challenging it."
Court passes injunction against Irrfan-starrer film 'Hindi Medium' after Bengali filmmakers claim copyright infringement, six weeks after release
Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; July 3, 2017)
While Hindi Medium was applauded for its satirical take on the Indian education system, the Irrfan-starrer did not come without its share of trouble. Soon after the launch of the film's trailer, Bengali filmmaker Shiboprosad Mukherjee claimed the movie was lifted from his 2014 drama, Ramdhanu. In the latest development, the makers of Ramdhanu have moved court seeking an injunction against the Saket Chaudhary-directed film. The district judge of Alipore has issued a restraining order against the release of Hindi Medium on any platform, including television.
Highlighting the reason behind staying mum for so long, Mukherjee, one of the directors of Ramdhanu, tells mid-day, "Our film Posto was releasing at the same time as Hindi Medium, so our primary focus was to ensure a smooth release for our project. We finally watched Hindi Medium three weeks after its release and found striking similarities with Ramdhanu. It is then that we decided to move court."
Ramdhanu narrates the story of a couple going to extreme lengths to get their son admitted to a reputed school. The makers have claimed copyright infringement against Hindi Medium, citing that there has been substantial reproduction in terms of the storyline.
Dinesh Vijan, who has co-produced Hindi Medium, says that he hasn't seen the Bengali film in question. "Going by the plot and summary of the film that I just read, I'm confident of the originality of Hindi Medium," he says, before adding, "I will be happy to go through legal channels to prove this and I hope this furore isn't owing to the success of Hindi Medium."
Producer Bhushan Kumar says, "We haven't received the order from the court. Once we do, we will be challenging it."
Is Irrfan Khan-starrer Hindi Medium lifted from Bengali film Ramdhanu?
7:55 AM
Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; April 8, 2017)
Film-buffs on social media are rightly going gaga over the trailer of Irrfan Khan starrer Hindi Medium that slams Indians’ obsession with English. But the Bengali film frat, it appears, has woken up to a shocker. Not only is Tollywood disappointed with the trailer, they have vehemently criticised it, especially on Twitter, for allegedly being an uncredited copy of the film Ramdhanu (2014), directed by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee.
Mukherjee tells mid-day, “I can't say it (the film Hindi Medium) is a direct copy yet, since I have not seen the whole film. But since the time they had announced the film, we have been getting messages from common folk, suggesting as much. The only one thing I can tell you is that their poster is exactly the same (as ours). Also if you check on social media, the entire Bengali film industry is talking about it. I feel the concepts are way too similar as well.”
Quiz Mukherjee if he plans to take action against Hindi Medium makers, and he says, “We are shocked and confused right now. We also have our next film releasing on the same day as that film, and we are in the thick of promotions. The seniors of the Bengal film industry have taken the issue to a different level, since the poster is a copy-paste from my film as well. I have told my producer about the issue. He is himself a lawyer, and is thinking about it (legal action).”
Hindi Medium director Saket Chaudhary, on his part, says, “Ours is a story about how education that is supposed to be a tool of enlightenment has become a tool to create inequality. This inequality is created on basis of English schools, versus regional language schools; private schools, versus government schools. We have researched for our script over a year, and it is based on original material. I would request everyone involved to not rush to a judgement, without ascertaining facts. And the facts can easily be confirmed by watching the film on May 12. ”
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