A quick look at everything making news in cinema today!
What’s making the news
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of cult classic Amelie, has alleged that the Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro has copied scenes from Amelie and his other French movie Delicatessen.
“When [Guillermo del Toro] steals the scene of the couple sitting on the edge of the bed dancing with their feet, with the musical on telly in the background, it is so cut and pasted from Delicatessen that there’s a moment when I say to myself that he lacks self-respect,” said Jeunet, reported Telegraph UK.
The fantasy drama Shape of Water, starring Sally Hawkins, is one of the Oscar front-runners.
Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar’s PadMan has been accused of plagiarism. Upcoming writer Ripu Daman Jaiswal posted on Facebook alleging that the makers of PadMan have taken 11 scenes from the script he had submitted to the creative head of Dharma Productions.
I remember I was in the library when I wrote this dialogue and was truly elated. Honestly, I surprised myself that day. Tell me, how on earth can you steal someone’s dialogue?
This is unfair.(Amitabh Bachchan quoted this dialogue in PadMan.) pic.twitter.com/9mQN3Jlt8T
— Ripu Daman Jaiswal (@Shivashorcrux) February 10, 2018
Director R Balki has dismissed the accusations and told PTI, “My film is an official biography of Muruganantham. Is he accusing Muruganantham of leading a life that has been copied from his writing? That’s so silly.”
What’s trending
The first look of Chal Mohan Ranga, starring Telugu actors Nithiin and Megha Akash, is out. Directed by Krishna Chaitanya of Rowdy Fellow fame, the film is set to release on April 5.
Here it is..CHAL MOHANRANGA @PKCreativeWorks #trivikramgaru @MusicThaman @akash_megha @SreshthMovies_ #Chalmohanranga pic.twitter.com/GWvwMB19ML
— nithiin (@actor_nithiin) February 11, 2018
