In a shocking turn of events, producer of Neha Dhupia
starrer N R Pachisia, through his company NRP Entertainment, has filed a suit
against Mr Deepak Shivdasani, ex-Censor Board chief Mr Pahlaj Nihalani and
others for trademark and copyright infringement in respect of their
upcoming film Julie 2.
Raai Laxmi In Julie 2
The suit was filed yesterday in Bombay High Court and the
aforementioned personalities have been named Defendants.
Pachisia is seeking an injunction on Julie 2, which hits
theatres on October 6, as the above said Defendants have despite written
undertakings given to him and various film bodies that they will not title
their film as Julie 2 , have illegally and unethically gone ahead and produced
a film using the title Julie 2 and promoted it as a sequel to his earlier film
Julie starring Neha Dhupia released in 2004 without his permission and license.
Julie 2 Poster
He further alleges that Mr Deepak Shivdasani has also
used identical looking posters/trailer from Julie to obviously mislead the
public to gain mileage and publicity.
He has also been advised to initiate criminal proceedings
for cheating and copyright infringement against all the above.
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When contacted, Pahlaj Nihalani rubbished Pachisia’s
claims. He said, “Pachisia is talking rubbish. Our film’s title is from Deepak Shivdasani's former Julie. We have not only the Censor
Certificate but the IMPPA registration of the title too."
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