Jhund: Amitabh Bachchan, Nagaraj Manjule film in row, filmmaker sends legal notices to duo

Amitabh Bachchan’s Jhund, directed by Nagraj Manjule, has landed in a row after a filmmaker alleged copyright violation against m. As per reports, a director from Hyderabad, Nandi Chinni Kumar has sent a legal tice to actor-director duo and makers alleging cheating and criminal intimidation by team. director has also written to Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) against giving film a censor certificate and also plans to approach court over same. 

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As per a report on a news ncy, Nandi Chinni Kumar claimed that he has sent tices to Amitabh Bachchan, Nagraj Manjule, T-Series chief Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, one of producers. Vijay Barse, on whom film is based on, a soccer coach who leads a team of slum players at Homeless World Cup, has also been served a tice. 

Kumar reportedly claimed that he had bought rights to make a film on Akhilesh Paul, who was captain of team at Homeless World Cup. filmmaker said that he bought rights in 2017, and registered story with Telangana Cinema Writers Association in 2018. While Jhund will mainly depict story of Vijay Barse, with Amitabh Bachchan’s role, Kumar said that captain Akhilesh Paul’s story will also play a part in it, thus violating his copyright. 

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As per reports, Kumar said that only T-Series replied to his tice, but reply was ‘vague.’ Kumar also claimed that Nagraj Manjule too stated that he had bought rights to make a film on Akhilesh Paul for Rs 4 lakh. Kumar said Akhilesh has denied giving rights to Nagraj Manjule. Kumar claimed Manjule ‘humiliated’ him and refused to show him documents of deal. 

filmmaker also shared, as per reports, that one of producers of movie, Savita Raj, had ‘threatened’ his movie’s producer in September 2019, by claiming that rights belonged to him. Nandi Chinni Kumar has raised matter with India Movie Pictures Producers Association (IMPPA), Telangana Cinema Writers Association, while also urging CBFC to t issue it a certificate.  filmmaker also plans to move courts to block its release from all platforms. 

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Jhund was earlier gearing up for release in September this year. However, re is clarity yet on new release date. Big B had completed shooting in January this year.

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