Mysuru sessions court had ordered a stay on the release of ‘Maidaan’ in Karnataka following a plagiarism complaint. The Karnataka High Court heard the case on Friday and has cleared the film for release in the state.
Maidaan Language : (Hindi)
Director: Amit Ravindernath Sharma
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, Amartaya Ray, Sushant Waydande, Chaitanya Sharma, Jarnail Singh
Run-time: 3 hrs
There is a good news for Ajay Devgn starrer ‘Maidaan’ as Karnataka High Court has lifted the ban on the movie’s release in the state. It has dismissed the charges of plagiarism against the movie.
The makers of ‘Maidaan’ issued a statement saying that they had received the Mysore court’s orders late and by that time, their movie had already hit the theatres.The Karnataka High Court heard the case today and cleared the movie, hence lifting its release in the state.
How did Ajay Devgan’s Maidaan got engulfed into plagiarism Controversy?
Ajay Devgn’s brand new release Maidaan appears to have hit a speed-breaker already – the period sports drama, which released today, has been stayed in Karnataka after a plagiarism complaint.
A sessions court in Mysore has ordered the film’s release be halted based on a suit filed by scriptwriter Anil Kumar who claims that he wrote Maidaan a few years ago – the film tells the story of legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, played by Ajay Devgn, and how he scouted talent for a national team.
The order from the Mysore court was issued on April 8, as reported.
A statement from Maidaan’s makers shared on Friday says they had just been served the notice and were not given a chance to present their case. The film is currently playing in theatres.
The film’s release had to be put on hold in Karnataka after the Mysore sessions court ordered a stay on the release of ‘Maidaan’ following plagiarism charges levelled by a writer named Anil Kumar.
The movie directed by Amit Sharma has Ajay Devgn, Priyamani and Gajrao Rao in pivotal roles.
Filmmakers welcomes the HC decision
The makers of the film – Zee Studios and Boney Kapoor’s Bayview Projects LLP – have now reacted to the Court orders and have released a statement, which states, “The said order passed by the District Judge is an ex-parte order, without giving us an opportunity of being heard.”
The statement released by Bayview Projects LLP reads, “Dear all, We have just been served the copy of the Order of the District Judge restraining the release of the film. At the outset, we would like to place on record that the said order passed by the District Judge is an ex-parte order, without giving us an opportunity of being heard.”
The makers maintained in the statement, “We were not served any notice prior to the filing of the said suit for hearing of the matter. Additionally, the said order has been passed after the release of the film and therefore, any such order passed that restrains the release of the film is infructuous under law.”
Maidaan story plots Amit Sharma’s faithful representation of Indian football
Maidan which is led by a fully invested Ajay Devgn as the chain-smoking Rahim, the film attempts to remove the miasma from the period when India was a football powerhouse in Asia, a chapter that has slipped out of public memory.
It records the times when football drove the aspirations of the youth of the newly independent nation, without romanticising it.
The highlight of the film is the pulsating sports action backed by an equally thumping background score by A.R. Rahman that we haven’t experienced before in Hindi films. Russian cinematographer Andrey Valantsov’s camera breathlessly follows the men running with purpose for their dignity and the pride of the nation.
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