With just two days short of release, it looks like the release of ‘Ghajini’ starring Aamir Khan and Asin is in a tug-of-war kind of situation. At one side the Madras High Court puts the release “on hold” and on the other side the Bombay High Court allows ‘Ghajini’ to be released on Dec 25 (Thursday) even though the case filed against its producer for alleged violation of copyright is still pending in the court.
Madras High Court puts ‘Ghajini’ release on hold
The Madras High Court has stalled the national and the international release of the Aamir Khan starrer ‘Ghajini’ which was supposed to release on 25 th December.
Ghajini being a remake of a Tamil film, the Tamil producers of the film have objected to its release.
‘Ghajini’ is one of the most awaited movies of this year. The movie has Aamir Khan in the lead role and Asin plays his love interest.
The story of ‘Ghajini’ is a revenge saga, one ingredient that has been the staple diet of Hindi films in Bollywood since time immemorial. It is, apparently, a powerful film. It has the power to sweep you off your feet from the word ‘go’ and the reviews of the movie have been excellent till now. It has a riveting story, which has been told with flourish by director A.R. Murugadoss.
Bombay High Court allows ‘Ghajini’ release
The Bombay High Court has allowed ‘Ghajini’ to be released on Dec 25 (Thursday) even though the case filed against its producer for alleged violation of copyright is still pending in the court.
A little-known production banner, KBC Pictures, had filed a case in the court Monday, claiming that producer Madhu Mantena had infringed upon its copyright as it had acquired the right to re-make ‘Ghajini’ in Hindi.
Asking for the court’s stay on the movie’s scheduled release Dec 25, the counsel for the banner told the court that his client’s re-make version of the movie was already on the floors under the title ‘Kahani Ghajini Ki’.
The sudden litigation involving the movie will have little impact on its promotional campaign, says the producer.
According to Mantena, various brands being endorsed by actor Aamir Khan have joined hands to start a Rs.140-million promotional campaign, the costliest marketing campaign ever to promote a Bollywood movie.
‘This kind of promotional campaign is necessary to create a hype around the film, so that more people become aware of its release,’ Mantena said.
So, let’s keep our fingers crossed and wait till the movie actually hits the screen.
The reviews of the movie can be found here.
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