‘No film of mine has been copied’ Shirish Kunder

Filmmaker Shirish Kunder called a press conference in Mumbai on Friday, to clarify his standing on the ongoing controversy involving his short film ‘Kriti’. YouTube decided to take the film down, along with the other short film ‘BOB’ directed by Nepali filmmaker Aneel Neupane.

The ‘Joker’ director was accompanied by his lead actor Manoj Bajpayee and lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui.

“There is an internet platform (Vimeo) where people upload their films. Usually, the time and date when the film is uploaded is mentioned. But there are some sites where you can upload the films now and show that it was shot four ago. This is exactly what has happened with Kriti.”

When asked about the reason behind YouTube removing the film from their website, Shirish’s lawyer Rizwan said “YouTube doesn’t play judge. They remove it first and then ask the makers to solve the problem and come to them. We are honest filmmakers. The film was watched by 3 million people. Suddenly there’s a claim from someone who isn’t from the industry but is just internet savvy”

Actor Manoj Bajpayee said Shirish discussed the idea of his short film during Eid last year. He said he was hurt when people said the idea was stolen.

“No film of mine has been said to be copied. The movie’s idea was discussed last year on Eid with Shirish, and that was when we decided to do it. Shirish wasn’t even going to make a short film. He is full length feature film director. People like me are known for experimental things. it was hurtful because I saw everything happen in front of me and then someone comes and says, ‘Aap chor hai'”

“We are being abused on Twitter and Facebook for a short film that is being watched widely. We have invested so much time and worked hard on it. I feel bad for him as he was being victimised by a crook” Manoj added.

Shirish said the Nepalese man, who is a marriage video maker, just wanted to get famous.

“We didn’t even monetise it.. We wanted to try something new and when we did, we are being abused for it. That man (referring to Aneel Neupane) wanted to be famous, and now, his motive is fulfilled. He is a marriage video maker. We are professional filmmakers and still, we have to give explanation,” Shirish said.

Shirish said there were three types of people that were constantly attacking them.

“First, it’s the Nepali citizens. I understand because they are being loyal to their nation. It is natural because they don’t know the truth. Second, the trolls. They can also be ignored because that is their work. The third is the media, and I don’t know why. Why were they saying its copied? When the film was made public in May, how can I copy it? It’s frustrating. I am not even that successful, why is everyone bringing me down?” he asked.

 

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23 Comments

  • We are sorry Shirish for letting you down.

    The real culprits are Salman, Akshay & Ajay who shamelessly make south remakes without any creativity and originality and fool their uneducated fans.

  • Good 4 shirish to come out and clarify… Nvr blvd dat he copied…hez a decent intelligent guy…funny too…if u follow his tweets…hope truth prevails….manoj as well did well to come out and support. I hope he makes better films..short or feature length …strtd out well but has gone downhill

  • I don’t know whether Kriti is copied or not because I have not watched both the movies as of now . One thing has to be understood Shirish Kinder is getting publicity in this entire incident . If he is honest and social media is blaming him than I feel sorry for him . But if he has copied Bob than he is still getting publicity because millions of people have watched Kriti and now they are discussing whether Kriti is original or Bob .

  • Even our sallu bhai and his intelligent fans also is saying the same think.bhai never copied any movies.

    Rather it’s the south directors are resposible who stolen bhai’s movies by going to future and made it in their language by again returning to the past from the future.bwcause they use time machine to steal outlr bhai’s movies,May be bhai’s driver is the one who delivered that machine to south directors,stated by bhai fans,rofl.

  • @Indicine Any update on lifetime worldwide Gross collection of Housefull 3? BOI saying its about 195 Crores. And That of Fan is about 185 crores. You said that H3 is still 5 crores short of Fan collection. Even your India Net collection of H3 is lower than BOI report. Please Clarify.

  • They officially make remake the south movies and nothing wrong in that ..but coping is another thing which is like stealing something ..so plz make it clear in your mind..btw you r supporting whom..shirish kunder..lol

  • Not only this one but also all the cheap and crap films except for Heyy Baby made by the 3 Idiots: Shirish, Farah and Sajid might have been copied from somewhere else. Hence, these films should be thoroughly examined.
    And they should be punished so that they can’t make any more crap films.

  • The idea can be stolen by other means also. So, it doesnt matter when the Nepali film was made public.

  • @Floppy, good proposal to Indicine. You bang on.
    There would be more run if we can get to read as ”the ‘Joker’ Actor.” It is true as well.

  • That is the problem of our society and media.
    Without knowing the truth they start speculations. .

  • As I said before..unless this guy personally delivered the film 2 shirish there was no way he could have copied that movie..and the fact that he discussed it with manoj earlier is proof of that..but these idiots r blaming him just because he made joker

  • @floppy Nope, that would make people think Akshay Kumar played the Joker in The Dark Knight. That would be too much of praise for him.

  • the biggest reason why SRK’s career is going downhill is this loose, do pasli
    1. First SRK crunched his Jaaneman, he got angry and trolled Ra One.
    2. SRK was forced to slap him thereby degrading his image.
    3. Emotional atyaachar: SRK had to sign the crap HNY which lost his connection and trust with audience

  • lol you sirish… You claim yourself as director of big industry so you are not giving damn to smaller and flourisizing industry like nepali..So be honest with your speaking..Alright Man

  • I just want to say, when you(@Shirish Kundar) said, “that marriage film maker….” I have lost all faith on you the little that was still saved in my heart. You are just an arrogant person trying to take down a film maker who dreamt big and worked hard to make a film. Whatever he is, there is no logic that, only because you are a big director and professional(you think that, not me), and that Nepalese guy is a small film maker, he is a thief and you are a brilliant film maker!
    Come on, we know who is the crook.
    Farah eats soooo much, why can’t she give him a better slap than Shahrukh? She should!

  • HEYY BABY is a rip off of 3 MEN AND A BABY starring Burt Reynolds @ NIPUN.But don’t be surprised, all scum rukh khan’s films are Hollywood rip offs. He is the father of stealing materials. Srk the thief , cheat liar coward and adulterer.

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