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Mysore court stays release of Ajay Devgn's 'Maidaan' following plagiarism row
Updated On: 11 April, 2024 08:07 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ajay Devgn`s Maidaan has landed in legal trouble after a Karnataka-based writer headed to the court seeking a stay on the film accusing the makers of plagiarism
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Ajay Devgn in Maidaan
Ajay Devgn-starerr `Maidaan` finally hits the big screens today. Directed by Amit Sharma the film has been produced by Boney Kapoor. According to reports the film has landed in legal trouble ahead of its release. According to a report in News18, a Karnataka-based wrier has alleged that the film `Maidaan` is plagiarised from his script on the life of India`s former football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. Mysore Court has now put a stay on the release of the film.
Anil Kumar, the Karnataka-based writer took to his LinkedIn handle to share his side of the story. "In 2010, I started writing the story and in 2018, I posted a poster about this, and I got in contact with ad director Sukhdas Suryavanshi through my LinkedIn post. He called me to Bombay (Mumbai) and asked me to get the script. I have the whole chat history. He told me that he’d make me meet Aamir Khan, but I couldn’t meet him for certain reasons. I gave him the story and registered the same with the Screen writers Association.”
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