A few days before its release, the upcoming series of prime videos, Gram Chikitsley, has been impressed by allegations of literary theft. Kolkata -based filmmaker Anindayabikus Dutt has accused actor Vinay Pathak of copying his original script named Quack Shankar.
Datta, a registered member of the screenwriting author Association (SWA), was taken to Facebook to share his side of the story. In a detailed post, he claimed that the village chikitsley closely reflected the plot and the characters from his script, which he shared with Pathak in 2021.
According to Dutta, he contacted Paik for a major role in Quack Shankar and shared the entire script and project details. While Pathak initially showed interest, his conversation did not move forward. However, two years later, Dutta was shocked to see a trailer for the village chikitsley, in the lead with Vinay Pathak, who says that his story is.
In his post, Dutta wrote, “I am a writer/filmmaker and a member of SWA. An incident of copyright/IP rights violations took place with one of my registered screenplay – Quack Shankar (Referee Number 1607055694, dated 04/12/2020).” He said that the trailer clearly shows a story and characters that are similar to their original concept.
He even shared screenshots of the previous conversation with the reader to support his claims. Dutta said that his project is still in pre-production and he has already spent a lot of time and money in it.
Village Chikitsley produced by TVF is set to premiere on Prime Video on 9 May. The show stars Vinay Pathak and Amol Parashar and picked with a mixture of humor and hearty moments as a rural medical drama. But literary theft claims have given rise to serious concerns before its release.
Dutta wrote in his post, “So much effort has gone into it. He has asked for immediate action to protect his intellectual property rights. So far, there has been no official response from Vinay Pathak or Village Chikitsala team.
Village Chikitsley The viral Fever (TVF) has an upcoming comedy-drama series, which premieres on Prime Video on 9 May. This is a city doctor Dr. Prabha follows Prabha, which is transferred to a rural health center, with strange patients and village challenges. Starring Amol Parshar and Vinay Pathak, the show is expected to bring another heartfelt story from India’s rural Hartland after the hit series panchayat.
The series is made by Deepak Kumar Mishra, written by Vaibhav Suman and Shreya Srivastava, and is directed by Rahul Pandey. It has a talented attire artist, including Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Anandeshwar Dwivedi, Akash Makhija and Garima Vikrant Singh.
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