India Oscar Entry Homebound Dealing with Copyright Infringement
Writer and journalist Puja Changoiwala has initiated authorized motion in opposition to Dharma Productions and Netflix India, alleging that their movie “Homebound” plagiarizes her 2021 novel of the identical identify. The movie, directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, explores the COVID-19 migrant exodus of 2020 and stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor.
Changoiwala claims that vital parts of her ebook have been reproduced within the movie’s second half, together with scenes, dialogue, narrative construction, and sequence of occasions. She alleges that the producers misappropriated her title and blatantly copied her work, prompting her to take authorized motion.
After watching the movie, Changoiwala’s lawyer despatched a authorized discover to Dharma Productions on October 15, detailing the infringement. Nevertheless, the producers allegedly refused to acknowledge the violation. Changoiwala is now in search of a everlasting injunction in opposition to Homebound’s distribution, removing of infringing materials, a change within the movie’s title, and damages for copyright infringement.
“We’re responding to the declare legally and can’t remark something proper now,” mentioned a spokesperson for Dharma Productions. The movie was chosen as India’s entry for the Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Movie class on the 98th Academy Awards and made it to the December shortlist.
