'PK' makers now face plagiarism charge
New Delhi, Jan 21: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the makers of Aamir Khan-starrer film "PK" on a plea of novelist Kapil Isapuri accusing them of plagiarism. The Rajkumar Hirani-directorial, which raises questions about religion and people's blind faith in godmen, has been co-produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Hirani. The movie also stars Anushka Sharma and Sanjay Dutt. Justice Najmi Waziri issued notice to Hirani, Chopra and scriptwriter Abhijat Joshi, seeking their response by April 16. Isapuri has alleged that certain portions from his Hindi novel "Farishta", published in 2013, were "stolen and copied" and used in the film. He has sought punitive damages of Rs.1 crore from the filmmakers along with credit for his work. The plea, filed through advocate Jyotika Kalra, alleged that the makers of the film as well as scriptwriter Abhijat Joshi stole the characters, expression of ideas and sequences from the novel "Farishta".