Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions faces another legal issue ahead of the release of its next mega-star ‘Jug Jugg Jeeyo’.
According to Indian media reports, a Ranchi-based writer has filed copyright claims against the director of Raj Mehta and has registered a case against the creators.
According to the details, a writer named Vishal Singh from the Ranchi region of India has claimed that the ‘Jug Jugg Jeeyo’ team has used his script, originally titled ‘Rani bunny’. He has claimed that there are only a few days left until the film’s release, but has not been given any credit.
I had recorded a story.. #BunnyRani with @swaindiaorg in January 2020. I had officially mailed @DharmaMovies in February 2020 for a chance to co-produce with them. I even got a reply from them.And they’ve taken my story… and done #JugJuggJeeyo. That’s not fair @karanjohar.
—Vishal A. Singh (@Vishal_FilmBuff) May 22, 2022
As the writer filed a case in the Ranchi court and demanded INR1.5 crore from the team as compensation, the creators were ordered to have a special screening of the Bollywood title for the court.
Shortly after the release of the trailer for ‘Jug Jugg Jeeyo’ Last month, the person took to his Twitter account with a screenshot of his email conversation with Dharma Movies and claimed that they were offered to co-produce the film, but instead took the script and executed it with the title change.
No statement has yet been received from the director himself or from Karan Johar’s production banner.
It is pertinent to mention that this is not the first time Kiara Advani starter Varun Dhawan has faced the heat. Previously, Pakistani singer Abrar-ul-Haq had called out the team for copying his iconic song. ‘Nach Punjaban’ in the film.
Stop stealing our songs..@karanjohar @TSeries @DharmaMovies #StopStealingOurSongs pic.twitter.com/6EMJ6rZRlD
— Abrar Ul Haq (@AbrarUlHaqPK) June 4, 2022
The singer was later credited on the official poster, but he stood his ground and vowed to address the matter legally, as he announced in his video on the microblogging site.
‘Jug Jugg Jeeyo’ With Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Neetu Kapoor, and Anil Kapoor in the lead roles, it is scheduled to hit theaters next Friday, June 24. The film has been directed by Raj Mehta.
