1000 Years After Death, Bollywood Gets Kashmir Queen Into Controversy
SRINAGAR: Kashmir queen died in 1003 and more than a thousand years later, she has landed in a controversy, thanks to Bollywood. A producer with controversial actress, Kanga Ranaut announced they will be making
Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda on the life of the queen who literally established the Lohara rule in Kashmir by transferring power to her brother and not the son.
Ashish Kaul presenting a copy of his book on Kashmir queen to Amitabh Bachan in January 2020. Pic: Author’s FB
A legal notice has been issued to all concerned parties to cease and desist from using any aspect of the nationalist Didda as mentioned in my book Didda The Warrior Queen of Kashmir. #JaiShreeRam#HarHarMahadev#NamastasyeShardaDeviKashmirpurVasinipic.twitter.com/aOWtCns2Fd
Kangana Ranaut wants nation to support and stand by her
Kangana Ranaut announced her next film titled Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda that is hugely based on the warrior Queen of Kashmir Didda. It seems that Kangana s one of the most anticipated films Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda is in troubled waters.
Hours after announcing the film author Ashish Kaul had accused Kangana and makers of Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda of copyright violation and claimed that the movie is based on his book Didda - Kashmir Ki Yodha Rani.
Author Ashish Kaul calls Kangana Ranaut s film violation of copyright laws of the country that she swears by
Author Ashish Kaul Sends Legal Notice To Kangana Ranaut
SRINAGAR: Actress Kangana Ranaut recently announced that she will be starring in the sequel of her 2019 film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, titled Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda. However, as soon as she made the announcement on
Twitter, author Ashish Kaul, who wrote the book ‘Didda: Kashmir Ki Yoddha Rani’ in 2017, and the yet to be released English version has claimed that the actress has violated his sole copyright.
Now, according to a report in
Times of India, the author has sent a legal notice to the actress. The publication said that the writer was upset after Kangana issued a statement saying that the film will not be based on the book.
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Author Ashish Kaul whose book ‘Didda-Kashmir Ki Yodha Rani’ is up for a release soon, after its English version released in 2017, had accused Kangana Ranaut of violating copyrights when she announced her upcoming film, ‘Manikarnika-The Legend of Didda’. But the actress promptly shot down his claims stating that the film was not based on his book. Etimes has now learnt that the author sent a legal notice to the actress, demanding she reply within 72 hours.
Ashish continues to maintain that he is the sole copyright owner to the life of the legendary yet enigmatic warrior queen Didda who ruled in the Valley directly and indirectly for over five decades. As reported earlier, the author had shared the contents of the book with the actress in an email requesting her to write a foreword for the book. The notice reads, Our Client was further appalled to discover that the nature and treatment of the character of Didda in the Proposed Film, was identical to the Na
Manikarnika Returns row: Ashish Kaul sends legal notice to Kangana Ranaut; Claims suffering mental anguish
As Ashish Kaul had claimed that Kangana Ranaut starrer Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda is based on his book, producer Kamal Jain had dismissed his claims. And now, the author has sent a legal notice to the Queen actress for the same. Written By Manikarnika Returns row: Ashish Kaul sends legal notice to Kangana Ranaut; Claims suffering mental anguish
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Kangana Ranaut starrer Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda has been the talk of the town ever since it has been announced. While the movie happens to be the sequel of 2019 release Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, it has also been mired by a controversy soon after the announcement. It so happened that author Ashish Kaul had accused Kangana and makers of Manikarnika Returns: The Legend of Didda of copyright violation and claimed that the movie is based on his book Didda - Kashmir Ki Yodha Ran