Jhund: Amitabh Bachchan and Nagraj Manjule served legal notices for copyright violation by filmmaker
India TodayHyderabad-based filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar has sent legal notices to makers of upcoming Hindi movie Jhund and actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is playing the lead role in the film, for copyright infringement. Kumar, an independent filmmaker, sent the notices to Jhund director and producer, Nagraj Manjule, producer Krishan Kumar, T-Series Chairman and Managing Director, Bhushan Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Slum Soccer founder Vijay Barse, on whose life the film is said to be based on. The short filmmaker claims 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. Though Nagaraj Manjule, director of Marathi blockbuster Sairat, bought rights to make a movie on the life of Vijay Barse, who is the coach of Akhilesh Paul, his film Jhund also showcases Akhilesh's story in a major role, thus allegedly violating the copyrights.