Kiran Rao’s highly appreciated and much-loved film Laapataa Ladies has found itself in hot water after being accused of copying its script. With the clip of an Arabic short film going viral on social media, netizens could spot striking similarities between its script and screenplay of Laapataa Ladies. While the writer of Laapataa Ladies, in his clarification, cleared that the film`s content is 100% original, the director of Burqa City, Fabrice Bracq, said he is "shocked and saddened."

Burqa City director Fabrice Bracq on Laapataa Ladies’ script

Fabrice spoke to IFP and reacted to the ongoing debate in India and stated, “There’s also similarity in the plot twist at the end, where we learn that the woman deliberately chose to run away from her abusive husband – a key narrative element in Burqa City.”