The
announcement
of
a
Mr
India
trilogy
has
created
a
buzz
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
While
some
are
curious
to
see
how
the
cult
classic
film
will
be
rebooted,
the
director
of
the
1987
movie,
Shekar
Kapur
has
been
miffed
with
the
announcement.
His
stance
is
that,
and
rightfully
so,
no
one
took
his
permission
to
remake
the
movie
and
so
this
is
a
moral
violation
of
his
copyright
over
it.
Not
only
Shekar,
but
one
of
Mr
India's
lead
actors,
Anil
Kapoor
also
expressed
disappointment
when
he
heard
the
news.
However,
its
producer
Boney
Kapoor
seemed
to
be
in
the
know
which
has
caused
confusion
among
the
makers
of
the
original
film.
Shekar
explained
what
the
situation
is,
and
what
legal
steps
he
is
planning
to
take
to
tackle
this,
in
an
interview.
Speaking
to
Mid-Day,
Shekar
said,
"Where
is
the
director's
ownership
on
the
material
he
has
created?
It
(the
reboot)
is
based
on
what
I
have
created.
Now,
I
am
in
touch
with
lawyers
all
over
the
world
to
(tackle)
the
issue.
It's
about
creating
a
new
understanding
of
creative
authorship
of
the
principal
director
of
a
film.
The
model
is
(followed)
in
many
nations
of
the
world,
including
Australia,
and
the
US.
As
the
director,
I
am
the
prime
author
of
the
movie.
I
must
have
rights
to
the
future
remake
of
the
film
created
by
me.
This
calls
for
a
change
in
the
constitutional
copyright
laws.
This
is
not
about
Mr
India
anymore."
A
few
days
back,
Ali
Abbas
Zafar
took
to
social
media
to
announce
that
he
will
be
writing
and
directing
the
trilogy,
which
will
be
produced
by
Zee
Studios.
Talking
about
Boney's
role
in
the
trilogy,
Shekar
said,
"[When
I
questioned
him],
he
(Boney)
said
nothing
is
set
in
stone.
Anil
was
equally
disturbed
that
he
didn't
know
about
it.
It's
time
to
have
a
serious
legal
discussion
here
to
reinterpret
the
copyright
act
so
that
it
accords
authorship
of
a
film
to
the
principal
director.
This
is
not
directed
at
Boney,
or
the
current
director,
or
Zee
Studios.
It
is
directed
at
the
act
itself."
Mr
India
starred
Anil
and
Sridevi
as
the
lead
couple
with
Amrish
Puri
as
the
villain.