Krrish 3 gets temporary legal relief, aggrieved Uday Singh Rajput files an appeal

The Roshans can breathe easy for the moment. The Bombay High Court yesterday declined to entertain the application filed by Uday Singh Rajput seeking to stay the release of Krrish 3. Uday had alleged that the story of Krrish 3 was originally written by him and the Roshans had not granted him due credit for the same as the script writer. Aggrieved, Uday petitioned the Bombay High Court seeking to stay the release of Krrish 3 all over India. However, the Bombay High Court refused to grant any temporary relief to Uday which has now prompted him to prefer an appeal against the order. We spoke to Uday’s lawyer Rekha Mehta to get a better perspective of his side. Rekha had this to say. “My client Uday has written the original script of Krrish 3. The same was registered on 27th July 2008 with the Film Writer’s Association as Krrish 2 and he had also sent the script through registered post from his native place. We have documentary evidence in our possession to prove the same. After registering the same, my client met Rakesh Roshan to narrate the story and negotiations started. But there was no positive response from their end. Finally when the trailer of the Krrish 3 was released, my client was surprised to see that the sequences and storyline were exactly similar to his script Krrish 2. When my client contacted Rakesh Roshan and asked him to acknowledge his effort as the original script writer, Rakesh Roshan denied having ever known or even having met my client anytime before.” Advocate Rekha also pointed out to us that Filmkraft had registered the script of Krrish 3 with Film Writer’s Association on 3rd March 2011 and the name used for the registration was ‘Sequel to Krrish’ “The Roshans had registered their script as ‘sequel to Krrish’ and gave acknowledged a person called Robin Bhatt as the script writer. However, unlike us, they have not annexed the copy of their script with their petition,” explains Rekha. This is not the first time the Roshans are finding themselves in a legal quagmire. Earlier in 2008, music composer Ram Sampath had successfully sued Rakesh Roshan for lifting his (Ram’s) music and not giving him the due credit. The current case too rings similar to that of Ram’s especially in terms of the monetary compensation asked for. Uday too has asked for a compensation of Rs 2 crore from the Roshans. Advocate Rekha also told us that her client was willing to go in for an out-of-court settlement but they are yet to hear anything on that front from the Roshans. What’s interesting to note here is the timing of the entire controversy which throws up many questions. First, why did Uday Singh Rajput take so long to file a case? The trailer was released in the month of August. So why didn’t Uday take any remedial action immediately? When quizzed about the same, Advocate Rekha had this to say in her reply. “My client lives in a remote village and access to television is not regular.” Sorry Rekha. Somehow we are not exactly convinced with that reply. Why is it that people approach the court at the eleventh hour, at a time when the film is about to be released? As for now, it’s a wait and watch game for the Roshans for much depends on the order that would be passed on the appeal. Looks like superhero Krrish will have to battle it out in the court of law to ensure a smooth Diwali take-off. Such is life for a superhero!!!