The plagiarism allegations against Udta Punjab come as a huge disappointment at a time when the film industry is becoming acutely aware of the importance of obtaining rights to novelsOf late, Bollywood has begun to read. Plagiarism allegationsIt’s in this light that the plagiarism allegations against Udta Punjab, a film on the widespread drug abuse in Punjab, come as a huge disappointment. If there were so many takeaways from the book, why couldn’t the film rights for it have been negotiated legally? At one level, the disingenuity of the makers of Udta Punjab undoes their own genuine efforts as well — the socio-political contextualising of the story, for instance. If only the makers of Udta Punjab had made a call or sent an email to Ben Elton.

Source: The Hindu October 01, 2016 20:15 UTC