HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD 'Sholay' remake hits a legal hurdle19th Oct 2006 14.00 IST By ApunKaChoice According to a newspaper report, the remake of the cult classic Sholay that has mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the role of Gabbar Singh, has hit a legal hurdle. Titled Ram Gopal Varma Ki Sholay and directed by Ram Gopal Varma , the film has hit a legal speed bump. 
According to the report, producers of the ‘Sholay’ remake have been served a notice by Delhi High Court based on a petition by Sippy Films and Sholay Media and Entertainment who claim copyright over the ‘Sholay’ franchise. Sippy Films Pvt. Ltd. and Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. have in a petition to the Delhi High Court contended that the use of ‘Sholay’, Gabbar and Gabbar Singh by wannabes K Sera Sera and Ram Gopal Varma Productions infringes on their copyrights. The petitioners claim that the script and screenplay of ‘Sholay’ are original literary works and they have registered the names, ‘Sholay’, Gabbar and Gabbar Singh, under the Copyright Act as well as the Trademark Act 1999. RGV had reportedly bought the right to remake ‘Sholay’ from Ajit Sippy, son of G.P. Sippy , who produced the original 1975 blockbuster in the name of Sippy Films Pvt. Ltd. The petitioners claim "Ajit did not have any rights to sell." The High Court has served a notice on the producers of the ‘Sholay’ asking them to respond by November 20, 2006. RGV, somewhat facetiously, contends that since his remake is set in contemporary Bombay and uses a different title it should not raise hackles. However, Sascha Sippy of Sippy Films refutes the contention saying, "Whether the titles are similar or different is for the court to decide. In any case the issue before the court is not restricted to the title, but extends to moral rights, character's names and copyright." (The picture shows Bachchan as Gabbar Singh). Related Sholay Amitabh Bachchan Ram Gopal Varma Ki Sholay Ram Gopal Varma G.P. Sippy | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ Amitabh Bachchan – a fighter in health and sickness ~ Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized on his 66th birthday ~ Preity Zinta played cupid for Isha Koppikar ~ Mallika Sherawat to play oomph diva from south ~ 'Fashion is the emotional journey of a model' ~ Hello – Movie Review ~ Akshay Kumar replaces Amitabh in Deepa Mehta film ~ Mona Singh joins '3 Idiots' ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Amitabh Bachchan to stay in hospital for 2-3 days ~ Amitabh Bachchan to return as a game show host ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Hello, Drona, Kidnap, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Hulla, The Last Lear, 1920, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, Ru-Ba-Ru, A Wednesday, Rock On, Phoonk, Chamku, Dostana , Heroes , Karzzzz , Golmaal Returns MUSIC Drona , Kidnap celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | Shahana Goswami | Adah Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | more... POPULAR WALLPAPERS Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Salman Khan | Aishwarya Rai | Shahrukh Khan | Akshay Kumar | Kareena Kapoor | Ranbir Kapoor | Priyanka Chopra | Kajol | Mallika Sherawat | Rani Mukherjee | Hrithik Roshan | Vidya Balan | Amrita Rao | Genelia D'Souza | Sneha Ullal | Riya Sen | Preity Zinta | Bipasha Basu | Minissha Lamba | Ayesha Takia | Imran Khan | Nigar Khan | John Abraham | Sherlyn Chopra MOVIE TRAILERS & VIDEOS Drona | Kidnap | Hello | Fashion | EMI | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Raat Gayi Baat Gayi | Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai | Aashayein | Paathshaala | Dostana | Toonpur Ka Superhero | Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi | Rang Rasiya | Chal Chala Chal | Heroes | Karzz | Horn Ok Please | Golmaal Returns | Ghajini | Yuvvraaj | Kambakth Ishq | Dil Kabaddi | Billoo Barber | | 
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