Is this the real reason why ‘Magadheera’ makers accused ‘Raabta’ for plagiarism?

It has come as a huge sigh of relief to the makers of ‘Raabta’ as the court has dismissed the copyright case filed by the makers of Telugu film ‘Magadheera’.  Allu Arvind, the producer of ‘Magadheera’ had slammed a case of copyright infringement against the makers of ‘Raabta’ as the trailer of the latter bore some similarity with the former film. The plot of reincarnation and Sushant’s barbarian avatar in the trailer made ‘Magadheera’ makers believe that the film is a copy. But just a day before ‘Raabta’s release, the court dismissed the case. Now, we got a source reveal what this fuss was all about.

The source narrated the entire scene, “The ‘Raabta’ makers received a legal notice from the producer (Allu Arvind) of ‘Magadheera’ citing plagiarism. They requested him to watch their rough-cut, but he didn’t want that… Obviously a bigger game, which unravelled later, was being played.”

“They were willing to show him (Allu Arvind) ‘Raabta’ so he could compare it with ‘Magadheera’ to ascertain it’s not a copy, but he wasn’t interested. Then they offered to put the compensation being asked for into escrow with the esteemed court and if the court decided it was a copy, he could take the amount demanded. He (Allu Arvind) wasn’t even interested in entertaining this,” the source said further.

So what exactly was the plan? The source stated, “The only thing I can think of is that he had sold the rights of ‘Magadheera’ to be made in Hindi and is concerned that since ‘Raabta’ is also about reincarnation and unrequited love, after its release, no one will want to do a similar genre soon.” (Also Check: ‘Raabta’: Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon seek blessings at Bangla Sahib Gurudwara)

The source claims that he may be wrong, but this is the only reason that makes sense. Whatever is the case, we are glad that ‘Raabta’ will have a smooth release in the theatres.

Nikita Thakkar

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