Toilet... makers asked to reply in copyright case

Jaipur July 26 (IANS) A local court here on Wednesday asked the makers of actor Akshay Kumar s "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" to file a reply to the charge of violation of the Copyright Act by July 31.

A copyright infringement case was brought up by Jaipur-based filmmaker Pratik Sharma against Plan C Studios an alliance between Reliance Entertainment and Friday Filmworks helmed by Neeraj Pandey and Shital Bhatia and Viacom18 on July 7 in a Jaipur Metropolitan Court.

Sharma alleged that the makers have lifed the punchline and the subject from his film "Gutrun Gutar Gun".

"Today Jaipur Metropolitan Court has asked to file a reply or enter into arguments in the case of copyright violation by 11 a.m. July 31 " G.D. Bansal advocate of Sharma told IANS here.

The court had earlier issued a notice returnable on July 22. But as a strike by the clerical staff was going on the court gave the respondents July 26 as a new date for filing their reply.

"Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" directed by Shree Narayan Singh deals with the need of sanitisation in India and is based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Swachh Bharat campaign. It features Bhumi Pednekar with Akshay Kumar.

--IANS
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