New York starring Katrina Kaif, John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh has been declared a hit. But little did the makers know that they would be hit by a controversy. Newbie director Suchita Bhatia has alleged that Yash Raj Films has used her script.
It was a story that screenwriter Suchita Bhatia had narrated to film director Arjun Sablok in 2006, after Aditya Chopra suggested she meet Sablok. And when New York directed by Kabir Khan released on Friday, she was shocked to find out that the film’s story is much similar to the one she had narrated to Sablok.
“When I saw the film I was pretty shocked. That is when I mailed Aditya Chopra and Arjun Sablok telling them that this was our interaction and I already told them the story of John’s track. Obviously they have added Neil’s track and Irrfan’s track, tampered with it n made it their own story,” said Suchita.
Suchita has lodged a complaint with the Film Writers Association but the New York’s director Kabir Khan refutes the charges.
“Broad similarities of stories will obviously happen but the devil is in the details. It’s been really unfortunate that this has come at a time because it reeks of trying to get free publicity,” said Kabir.
What is more, Arjun Sablok denies meeting her at all.
“I do not recollect meeting this person but I know for a fact that I have not heard a story similar to New York from anyone, ever,” Sablok quoted.
But Suchita claims that she has email proofs of her interaction with Aditya Chopra and meeting with Arjun Sablok.
“I am not here to malign anybody and for any sort of cheap publicity. I am just here to say that there has been infringement and I have the right to talk about it and so I am talking about it,” she said.
In a new twist to the tale, now Yash Raj Films is going to file a defamation case against Suchita Bhhatia.
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