Director Kiran Rao’s acclaimed film, missing ladies, are facing claims of literary theft with many social media users who are posting their similarity with the 2019 Arabic film Burka city. There was speculation that went viral on social media after a video characterized by a scene characteristic of a scene from Burka City.

Viral clip questioned originality Rao’s film, which was also India’s official entry at the Oscar this year. As the post went viral, many users questioned what seemed like a similar conspiracy, a newly married person was included in search of his wife, when he is accidentally worn with another woman. Burka,

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After the viral video, the Internet strongly questioned whether Rao had copied the concept from the Arabic film. However, another section of the audience argued whether it was only ‘inspired’ and was not ‘copied’.

One of the X users comments, ”Abhi Kuch Nahi Ho Sakta..I was under the assumption that this was the original .. while this film gave a beautiful song Sozini re By Arijit (nothing can happen now), “while asked another question,” inspired or copy (SIC). “A third user wrote,” It is compared that Lapata Ladies compared to Burka City, which has been given striking similarities in subjects and narrative structure. If Rao’s film actually reflects the major aspects of the burqa city, it raises a legitimate question about the fine line between originality and inspiration and imitation. However, it is possible that Rao has universal and discovery of short film, patriarchy, social norms, and loss of identity. However, it is necessary to identify the source of inspiration, especially when it comes to international recognition like Oscar (SIC). ,

This is not the first time that the film has faced the issue of literary theft. In July 2024, actor Anant Mahadevan also called the film on his originality and claimed that it provoked a striking equality for his debut directorial venture, Ghunghat’s Pat Khol (1999). The film had a unique story about mixing brides at a railway station.

Directed by Kiran Rao, Pratibh Ranta, Nitanshi Goel -starring filmAnd Sparsh Srivastava released in theaters on 1 March 2024. Set in rural India in 2001, it followed the story of two brides, who accidentally swap during a train trip. As her husband go out on a search to find her respective brides, a complicated story of unpredictable turns comes up.

The film was produced by Aamir Khan, and Ravi Kishan was also depicted in an important role. Although it could not do well when it hits on the large screen, it gained a new popularity on Netflix.