Nagraj
Manjule's
Bollywood
debut
Jhund
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan,
has
found
itself
in
legal
trouble
after
a
Hyderabad-based
filmmaker
Nandi
Chinni
Kumar
filed
a
case
against
the
makers
of
the
film.
Reportedly,
Kumar
has
registered
a
contempt
of
court
against
Amazon
Prime
and
the
makers
of
film
'Jhund'
alleging
copyright
infringement.
According
to
an
IANS
report,
Amazon
Prime
has
been
named
in
the
complaint
because
the
OTT
platform
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the
makers
of
Jhund
to
stream
on
their
platform.
The
city
court
took
up
Kumar's
contempt
petition
for
hearing
and
asked
the
makers
of
Jhund
to
file
a
counter
on
November
9.
While
speaking
with
a
news
agency,
Kumar
claimed
that
he
bought
exclusive
rights
in
November
2017
to
make
a
movie
titled
'Slum
Soccer'
on
the
life
of
Akhilesh
Paul.
Nagraj
Manjule's
film
Jhund
is
based
on
the
life
story
of
Vijay
Barse,
who
is
Pauls
coach.
Further,
Kumar
also
claimed
that
Nagraj
Manjule,
producer
Savita
Raj
and
TSeries
Vice
President
Shiv
Chanana
told
him
that
they
bought
the
rights
from
Paul.
"Akhilesh
had
given
three
no-objection
certificates
to
me
stating
that
he
didnt
sell
any
rights
or
had
given
any
consent
to
Nagraj
Manjule
or
any
makers
of
Jhund.
I
am
the
sole
authorised
person
to
exploit
life
story
rights," he
was
quoted
as
saying,
further
adding
that
since
his
emails,
phone
conversations
and
legal
notices
on
copyright
infringement
failed
to
yield
any
response,
he
filed
suit
in
the
Kukatpally
court
on
May
13.
In
its
order
dated
September
17,
the
court
barred
exhibiting
and
broadcasting
Jhund
in
India
and
abroad
until
further
orders.
It
also
restrained
Netflix
and
Amazon
from
uploading
or
screening
the
Amitabh
Bachchan-starrer.
Soon,
T-series
and
Nagraj
Manjule
moved
the
Telangana
High
Court
to
dismiss
the
trial
court's
injunction
orders.
A
division
bench
on
October
19
dismissed
their
petition.
Subsequently,
T-Series
and
Manjule
filed
Special
Leave
Petitions
(SLPs)
in
the
Supreme
Court.
Kumar
said
both
the
SLPs
are
yet
to
come
up
for
hearing
in
the
apex
court.
In
the
meantime,
he
said
that
he
came
to
know
that
Amazon
Prime
entered
into
an
agreement
to
upload
and
screen
Jhund
on
its
OTT
platform.
Kumar
argued
that
this
is
the
contempt
of
court.
Kumar
claimed
that
he
bought
exclusive
rights
in
2017
to
make
a
movie
on
the
life
of
Akhilesh
Paul,
a
slum
soccer
player
who
was
the
Indian
captain
at
the
Homeless
World
Cup.
He
said
that
he
had
planned
to
write
and
direct
the
multilingual
movie
tentatively
titled
'Slum
Soccer'
on
Paul's
life.
Kumar
claimed
to
have
registered
the
story
and
script
with
the
Telangana
Cinema
Writers
Association
on
June
11,
2018.
Further,
he
said
though
Nagraj
Manjule
bought
rights
to
make
a
movie
on
the
life
of
Barse
but
his
'Jhund'
also
showcases
Akhileshs
story
in
a
major
role,
thus
allegedly
violating
the
copyright.
The
makers
of
Amitabh
Bachchan
starrer
Jhund
had
unveiled
the
film's
first
look
poster
and
teaser
in
January
this
year.