No Ghajini release on Christmas Day as High Court stays it
By Khabrein, 24 December, 2008 |
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 Aamir Khan’s much awaited film Ghajini may not be released on Christmas Day. The film that has all the attributes of being a super duper hit faces big hurdle due to some copyright issue and Madras High Court has stayed its release later this week.
The Madras High Court has issued an order asking the producer of the film not to release the film. Earlier the producers had said that the film will be released on time, but the High Court stay has made it impossible.
Ghajini is one of the most anticipated films of the year directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced under the Geetha Arts banner by Allu Aravind. The film was a remake of its Tamil namesake, Ghajini, which was also directed by Muragadoss. It has Aamir Khan and Asin Thottumkal as the lead pair with Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan essaying supporting roles.
With the High Court staying the release of the film, the showdown of Aamir Khan’s film with Shah Rukh Khan’s just released film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is not going to materialize anytime soon.
Shah Rukh Khan’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has gone on to become a super duper hit and there were speculations that with the launch of Ghajini so close, it may jeopardize the chances of Shah Rukh Khan flick.
Ghajini is a romantic action thriller that explores the life of a once-rich businessman who suffers from anterograde amnesia following a violent encounter. With the aid of polaroid images an permanant tattoos on his torso, the businessman single-handedly tries to avenge the murder of his vivacious model girlfriend, Kalpana, who was killed shortly before he was also attacked leading to his diagnosis of amnesia.
Justice P R Shivakumar of Madras High Court has passed an order on the application of A Chandrasekharan, producer of the original Ghajini that was in Tamil of which the Hindi film is a remake, granting the interim injunction restraining Geetha Arts Division of Allu Entertainment Pvt Ltd and director A R Murugadoss from releasing the movie.
Chandrasekharan submitted in his affidavit that he was constrained to file the suit for declaration of his right and for permanent injunction. The respondents were attempting to interfere with his copyright. He continued to be the owner of the copyright in respect of the film and no one else was entitled to produce the same in any other language.
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