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Hari Puttar filmmakers in legal wrangle with Warner Bros.
Bollywood producers set to release a film called Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors' are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title is a bit too similar to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:45 August 26, 2008
- The producers of 'Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors' say their movie bears no resemblance to any film in the Harry Potter series.
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New Delhi: Bollywood producers set to release a film called Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title is a bit too similar to their hugely successful boy wizard franchise.
While Bollywood films often borrow liberally from Western movies, producers of Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors say their movie bears no resemblance to any film in the Harry Potter series.
Munish Purii, chief executive officer of Mumbai-based producer Mirchi Movies, said, "There is absolutely nothing to link Hari Puttar with Harry Potter.'' Hari is a common name in India and puttar is Punabji for son, he said.
The film is a story of an Indian boy left home alone, who fights off burglars when his parents go away on vacation - a plot more reminiscent of the film Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin.
Warner Bros. is seeking an injunction against the film, which is set for release September 12. Hearings began on Monday and the next is scheduled for September 2.
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