Kangana Ranaut Accused of Copyright Infringement by Author of Didda Who Spent 6 Years in Researching The Story
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Actor Kangana Ranaut is likely to be gearing as much as flip her Manikarnika film right into a franchise with Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda however it doesn’t seem to be a straightforward method on the market. On the identical day as Kangana introduced her movie, Ashish Kaul, who authored the e-book Didda – Kashmir Ki Yodha Rani, claimed that she has encroached upon his story and his analysis of six years for her movie. The writer claimed that he had approached Kangana to write down the foreword for the Hindi model of his e-book in September final yr however neither the actor nor her sister Rangoli Chandel confirmed any curiosity in her proposal. However, months after, they now went on to announce their movie on the identical topic. Also Read – Kangana Ranaut to Portray Celebrated Kashmiri Queen in Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda, Deets Inside Kaul mentioned that Kangana could have been ‘misguided’ to make a movie on the story which was totally researched by him for six lengthy years. He revealed that there are solely two authors up to now who’ve written one thing on Didda – one was Kalhan who wrote simply two pages on her, and he’s the second author. Also Read – Sedition Case Against Kangana Ranaut: Bombay HC Extends Interim Relief To Actor Till January 25 हमारा भारतवर्ष साक्षी रहा है झाँसी की रानी जैसे कई वीरांगनाओं की कहानी का. ऐसी ही एक और अनकही वीरगाथा है कश्मीर की एक रानी की, जिसने महमूद गजनवी को एक नहीं, दो बार हराया. ले कर आ रहे हैं @KamalJain_TheKJ और मैं, #ManikarnikaReturns: The Legend of Didda 🙏 pic.twitter.com/sgrqkqilj6 Also Read – Kangana Ranaut Hints at Joining Politics in Latest Tweet After Facing Multiple Legal Cases Together— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaCrew) January 14, 2021
“Is it believable by any stretch of the imagination that a story and a book is being usurped by a renowned actor-turned-social activist? She may even turn around and claim that Didda is a historical figure, which is true except the fact that no historian in the world, apart from Kalhan who wrote just two pages on her, and me, who has spent six years on research and documentation, who have information on her. I am deeply aghast that a person as aware, knowledgeable, and apparently a nationalist and a voice for causes, has chosen to belittle her image so,” he defined. Kaul went on to allege that Kangana has blatantly violated his sole rights to the story. He mentioned that your entire act appears to be like so ‘hideous’ that he nonetheless believes the actor has been ‘misguided’ and it’s not one thing she considered doing herself. “She has blatantly violated my sole rights; it is illegal and an absolute violation of the IPR and copyright laws of the same country that she swears by. I find it so brazen and hideous and I am still inclined to believe that Kangana has been misguided,” he mentioned.
On Thursday, Kangana introduced Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda. She maintained that she’ll be portraying the titular character within the movie which shall be made as per worldwide requirements on a grand funds. The actor posted an image with producer Kamal Jain to disclose that the story of her movie may be very celebratory and a few warrior who defeated Mehmood Ghaznavi not as soon as however twice.
