01 July,2016 10:30 AM IST | | Shaheen Parkar
After Shirish Kunder's short film 'Kriti', Nepali filmmaker Aneel Neupane's psycho thriller 'Bob' has also been pulled down from YouTube over the ongoing copyright battle
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In what seems to be a case of tit for tat, the makers of Shirish Kunder's short film, Kriti, made sure that Nepali filmmaker Aneel Neupane's BOB was also pulled down from YouTube yesterday.
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A still from Aneel Neupane's short film, BOB. The filmmaker has accused Shirish Kunder of copying BOB's plot to make Kriti, which was launched last week
On Wednesday, Kunder's 18-minute film starring Manoj Bajpayee, Radhika Apte and Neha Sharma was removed from the global video-sharing website following a copyright claim by Neupane. A similar charge was levelled by the producers of Kriti leading to BOB's removal YouTube.
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A message appeared on BOB's link yesterday which stated: âThis video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Abhayanand Singh (Indie Muviz Pte Ltd)'.
Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee representing Kunder and the film's producer, Muvizz.com, states, "BOB was removed from YouTube late on Wednesday night following objections from Kriti's producers. It is obvious that no case of plagiarism is made out against Kriti's makers as alleged by Aneel Neupane."
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He adds, "We have explained our position to YouTube and they have assured full cooperation. My clients are fulfilling the requirements of YouTube and are hopeful that Kriti will be back on their platform soon. In the meantime, viewers can catch up on Kriti on Muvizz.com."
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On Tuesday, Kunder had sent Neupane a legal notice demanding an unconditional, written apology and to refrain from making any comments on Kriti.
After Kunder's film was launched on June 22, Neupane had accused him of stealing the plot of BOB, which was unveiled on May 12 this year.
