Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai Explained

Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai
Director:Ravi Chopra
Producer:Ravi Chopra
Starring:Govinda
Tabu
Lara Dutta
Boman Irani
Music:Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Cinematography:Barun Mukherjee
Editing:Akiv Ali
Studio:BR Films
Country:India
Language:Hindi

Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai is an unreleased Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Ravi Chopra, starring Govinda, Tabu,[1] Lara Dutta,[2] and Boman Irani.[3] It is a remake of the American film My Cousin Vinny (1992).[4]

Cast

Plagiarism charge

The director was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox, which charged that the film blatantly plagiarised their 1992 film My Cousin Vinny. Chopra and the production company, Mumbai-based BR Films, denied the charges in court in May 2009; the film's release was to be delayed until June 2009[5] by order of the Bombay High Court.

A lawsuit was filed against BR Films by 20th Century Fox for copying their film without buying the rights.[6] Fox sought damages of $1.4 million; they had given Chopra permission "to make a film loosely based on the Oscar-winning movie" but concluded the final product was a "substantial reproduction" of the original.[7] Fox eventually accepted a $200,000 settlement from the film's producer,[8] although since the death of director Ravi Chopra in 2014, it has not seen a theatrical release.[9] [10]

The Telegraph, listing a number of other Bollywood movies "inspired" by Hollywood blockbusters, noted that the case would "decide whether Indian filmmakers can continue to get their 'inspiration' with impunity, or buy rights the legal way."

Notes and References

  1. News: Vyas . Hetal . 16 June 2009 . Ravi Chopra's film in legal trouble . . dead . 20 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811071050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-16/news-interviews/28167088_1_ravi-chopra-substantial-reproduction-br-films . 11 August 2011.
  2. News: Prabhakarp . Jyothi . 20 February 2010 . I'm single, by choice: Tabu . . dead . 20 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070956/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-20/news-interviews/28114702_1_tabu-toh-cinema . 11 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Adarsh . Taran . 29 April 2009 . Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai in deep trouble . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145538/https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/gupshup/2009/banda-yeh-bindaas-hai-trouble-290409.html . 9 February 2021 . 20 February 2010 . Oneindia.
  4. Web site: No ripoffs, please . 25 December 2023 . 3 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603152711/https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/no-ripoffs-please/cid/623609 . live .
  5. News: 21 May 2009 . Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai: stuck in copyright row, release on hold for multiplex stir . . live . 30 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145540/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/banda-yeh-bindaas-hai-stuck-in-copyright-row-release-on-hold-for-multiplex-stir/463253/ . 9 February 2021.
  6. News: Pradhan . Bharathi S. . 19 July 2009 . Goodbye to copy cat days . . dead . 20 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213111046/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090719/jsp/7days/story_11254743.jsp . 13 December 2013.
  7. News: 8 August 2009 . B R Films settles plagiarism charges with Fox . . dead . 20 February 2010 . https://archive.today/20121203065039/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/b-r-films-settles-plagiarism-charges-with-fox/499691/ . 3 December 2012.
  8. News: Wax . Emily . 29 August 2009 . Hollywood Finally Challenging India's Booming Bollywood Over Knockoffs . . live . 8 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/25/AR2009082503104.html . 9 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Srivastava . Sumeysh . 28 March 2018 . 'Raabta', 'Partner', 'Kaante': How Bollywood has dealt with plagiarism cases . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145712/https://scroll.in/reel/873364/raabta-partner-kaante-how-bollywood-has-dealt-with-plagiarism-cases . 9 February 2021 . 30 April 2018 . Scroll.in.
  10. Web site: 5 November 2020 . After It's My Life, 15 More Delayed Films That Deserve a TV or OTT Release! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145559/https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/after-its-my-life-15-more-delayed-films-that-deserve-a-tv-or-ott-release . 9 February 2021 . 11 January 2021 . ZEE5.

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