'I connected with the respective companies and requested them not to go ahead with the concept. But they turned a deaf ear.'
The filmmaker has been instructed to pay Rs 10 lakh as renumeration and damages.
The Supreme Court has held that no copyright exists on the "title" of a literary work while quashing a criminal case against the producer of a Bollywood movie.
'This may seem like a lyrical lamenting of a writer, but it is the sad reality in and outside the industry. In films, nine out of 10 times the writer's name is not mentioned in posters, publicity or even reviews.' Screenwriter Anjum Rajabali and actress-writer Preeti Mamgain hope to make way for Bollywood's writers.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'
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