Writer Accuses The Makers Of Rani Mukerji-starrer ‘Hichki’ Of Using His Story Without Credit

Bollywood is an industry which is starting to make an impact on the global film industry. It is also the same industry that got into a lot of controversies this past year. Kangana accusing Karan Johar of being the flag bearer of nepotism was one of the biggest controversies which are spoken about even today.

Another reason for Bollywood to be known for is the way their writers are treated. There are seldom times when writers are given their due credit.

The trailer of Rani Mukherji’s Hickhi released two days ago, on 19 December, 2017. The upcoming film’s trailer garnered a lot of attention and the film is eagerly awaited.

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However, this Australian-based writer, Nishant Kaushik, is now accusing Bollywood of failing to acknowledge that he put in an effort to develop the story for the upcoming movie ‘Hichki’

He took to Twitter to express his anger in a series of tweets that he called a ‘rant’. His story went something like this.

1. He was clearly surprised at seeing the trailer.

https://twitter.com/nofreecopies/status/943389973549522944

2. The story goes back to 2015, as he claims.

3. Dedicated as he was, he claims he started working on just a one-liner brief given by director Siddharth P Malhotra. The screenshots show the date and Nishant’s reply, along with a one-pager of the story he worked on.

4. Despite not receiving a reply, he gave him the benefit of doubt.

5. A writer never forgets the story he has written. So I’m sure he recognised his intellectual property.

6. He’s not claiming it to be his story entirely, but the least he deserved was an acknowledgement for his hard-work.

7. The least a writer can expect is a reply, even if it’s not good news.

8. If he is so confident about his claims and has evidence to support it, maybe he is right.

9. He seems more disappointed with the director’s lack of courtesy than anything else.

10. He’s right about this though, he is not the first one to claim a Bollywood movie as his story. We have had these cases in the past too.

11. If he is indeed right in his claims, then I hope the Hichki team grows a conscience and gives this writer his due credit.

To all of this, director of the movie Siddharth P Malhotra issued a statement to denounce his claims. He tweeted saying,

Nishant surely must have read the statement and so responded to that too.

He’s not asking for much, he’s asking for acknowledgement.

He expressed his gratitude for all the people who stood up for him.

And apologises for not being able to respond to everyone.

Whether Nishant’s claims are true or whether this is a case of miscommunication or lack of communication entirely with a third party involved, we don’t know. However, with Nishant claiming that he has evidence of his correspondence and the story he shared with the director, we’ll have to wait for the truth to unfold.

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