Simply days earlier than its launch, Prime Video’s upcoming sequence Gram Chikitsalay has been hit by plagiarism allegations. Kolkata-based filmmaker Anindyabikas Datta has accused actor Vinay Pathak of copying his authentic script titled Quack Shankar.
Datta, a registered member of the Screenwriters Affiliation (SWA), took to Fb to share his facet of the story. In an in depth submit, he claimed that Gram Chikitsalay intently mirrors the plot and characters from his script, which he had shared with Pathak again in 2021.
Based on Datta, he had approached Pathak for a lead function in Quack Shankar and shared the complete script and undertaking particulars. Whereas Pathak initially confirmed curiosity, their talks didn’t transfer ahead. Nevertheless, two years later, Datta was shocked to see a trailer for Gram Chikitsalay, with Vinay Pathak within the lead, that includes what he says is his story.
In his submit, Datta wrote, “I’m a author/filmmaker and a member of SWA. An incident of copyright/IP rights violation has occurred with one among my registered screenplays—QUACK SHANKAR (Ref. No. 1607055694, Dated 04/12/2020).” He added that the trailer clearly exhibits a storyline and characters which are too much like his authentic idea.
He even shared screenshots of previous conversations with Pathak to help his claims. Datta acknowledged that his undertaking remains to be in pre-production and that he has already invested quite a lot of money and time into it.
Gram Chikitsalay, produced by TVF, is ready to premiere on Prime Video on Could 9. The present stars Vinay Pathak and Amol Parashar and is pitched as a rural medical drama with a mix of humor and heartfelt moments. However the plagiarism claims have sparked severe issues simply forward of its launch.
“A lot effort has gone into this. Now this act of copying threatens all the pieces,” Datta wrote in his submit. He has requested for pressing motion to guard his mental property rights. As of now, there was no official response from Vinay Pathak or the Gram Chikitsalay group.
Gram Chikitsalay is an upcoming comedy-drama sequence from The Viral Fever (TVF), premiering Could 9 on Prime Video. It follows Dr. Prabhat, a metropolis physician who relocates to a rural well being middle, going through quirky sufferers and village challenges. Starring Amol Parashar and Vinay Pathak, the present is predicted to convey one other heartfelt story from the agricultural heartland of India after the hit sequence Panchayat.
The sequence is created by Deepak Kumar Mishra, written by Vaibhav Suman and Shreya Shrivastava, and directed by Rahul Pandey. It incorporates a gifted ensemble solid, together with Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Anandeshwar Dwivedi, Akash Makhija, and Garima Vikrant Singh.
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