Most of us are familiar with the exploits of Indravadan, Maya, Sahil, Monisha, and Rosesh from the hit show ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’. Even years after the comedy first aired in 2004, we remember the mannerisms, dialogues, and kavitas of the characters.
One of the creators and writers of the show, Aatish Kapadia, on Monday claimed that it had been remade in another country without his consent, reports DNA India.
He said, “Morning began with a forwarded video link. I opened it and saw a ‘word to word’ ‘frame to frame’ unofficial remake of our show ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’. By someone from our not so amicable neighbours, to our west. It has been shamelessly put on a free video streaming platform and the actors have performed my written word so badly, (they’ve even added their own pedestrian bit) that I cringed!”
He concluded by saying, “imitation is the best form of flattery. But lack of permission before illegal imitation is amorality.” The Indian Express quoted him adding, “It’s about straight lifting and then putting it on a free platform to watch.”
Here is what the audience had to say about the remake:
Aatish has purposely left out the name of the new show as he doesn’t want to give it any publicity. What do you think of this “unofficial remake”? Tell us.