'Magadheera' makers withdraw plagiarism case against 'Raabta'
Hyderabad
June 08, 2017
Producers of Ram Charan and Kajal
Aggarwal's Telugu movie "Magadheera" on Thursday morning withdrew a
plagiarism case they slapped against the makers of Bollywood film
"Raabta".
During the case hearing, several differences were cited in the script
and storyline of the two films.
"We presented our case to the honourable court as to how the films are
not similar. In the morning, the makers of 'Magadheera' withdrew their
case," Dinesh Vijan, director of "Raabta", told IANS.
Lawyers representing "Raabta" makers argued at a court on Wednesday
that the background of the lead characters, their storyline
development, the role of villain, the foreign locations and most
importantly the finale of the film are completely and materially
different from "Magadheera".
A statement issued on behalf of the "Raabta" team said the lawyers
pointed out that the concerns of the makers of "Magadheera" that the
warriors scene has been lifted in "Raabta" were unfounded as there was
no such scene either in their film or the trailer.
"Unlike 'Magadheera', the villainous character was, in fact, an
anti-hero and a parallel interest point for the heroine. Even in the
back story depicting the past life of characters, the hero of the film
actually plays a negative character for most part," the statement read
further.
"Raabta" features actress Kriti Sanon, and it will now release on
Friday. "Magadheera", which came out in 2009, was directed by S.S.
Rajamouli.
Hyderabad
June 08, 2017
Producers of Ram Charan and Kajal
Aggarwal's Telugu movie "Magadheera" on Thursday morning withdrew a
plagiarism case they slapped against the makers of Bollywood film
"Raabta".
During the case hearing, several differences were cited in the script
and storyline of the two films.
"We presented our case to the honourable court as to how the films are
not similar. In the morning, the makers of 'Magadheera' withdrew their
case," Dinesh Vijan, director of "Raabta", told IANS.
Lawyers representing "Raabta" makers argued at a court on Wednesday
that the background of the lead characters, their storyline
development, the role of villain, the foreign locations and most
importantly the finale of the film are completely and materially
different from "Magadheera".
A statement issued on behalf of the "Raabta" team said the lawyers
pointed out that the concerns of the makers of "Magadheera" that the
warriors scene has been lifted in "Raabta" were unfounded as there was
no such scene either in their film or the trailer.
"Unlike 'Magadheera', the villainous character was, in fact, an
anti-hero and a parallel interest point for the heroine. Even in the
back story depicting the past life of characters, the hero of the film
actually plays a negative character for most part," the statement read
further.
"Raabta" features actress Kriti Sanon, and it will now release on
Friday. "Magadheera", which came out in 2009, was directed by S.S.
Rajamouli.
Tags: Ram Charan TejaKajal AggarwalS. S. RajamouliSushant Singh RajputKriti SanonDinesh VijanRaabta