 "Ajay Devgn's 'Maidaan' faces a stay on its release by Mysore Court over plagiarism allegations, complainant says, 'I was surprised...'")
Ajay Devgn’s ‘Maidaan’ has been long in the making and when it was finally about to see a release on April 11 on the occasion of EID, it has hit another roadblock. The film, which is a biographical drama based on the life of former Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim and is directed by Amit Sharma, has faced plagiarism allegations.
A script writer from Karnataka has filed a complaint in a Mysore court and it has ordered a halt on its theatrical release. Anil Kumar, the writer in question, said in a statement, “In 2010, I started writing the story and in 2018 I posted a poster about this, and I got in contact with Ad director Sukhdas Suryavanshi through my LinkedIn post. He called me to Bombay and asked me to get the script. I have the whole chat history. He told me that he’d make me meet Amir Khan but I couldn’t meet him for certain reasons. I gave him the story and registered the same with the Screen writers Association.”
He added, “Recently, I heard that a movie named Maidaan is getting released, I was surprised because even I have the same story. When I looked at the teaser and their statements, I got to know that it was my story. They have twisted the main story itself and made this movie. I named the story Paadakanduka for three Khans.”
Kumar’s lawyer Iyanna gives a statement
Mysore Principal district and session court has stayed the release of the Maidaan movie starring Ajay Devgn, produced by Zee studios and Boney Kapoor which was supposed to be released on April 11. The complaint was filed by story writer Anil Kumar. The story which was registered at Screen writers Association is being misused and being released by Zee studios and the court has ordered to halt the release.
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