Burqa City Director Reacts To Similarity With Laapataa Ladies; Parth Samthaan Replaces Shivaji Satam In CID 2
French filmmaker Fabrice Bracq accuses Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies of plagiarizing his 2019 short Burqa City. In other news, ACP Pradyuman, played by Shivaji Satam, is no longer part of CID.
French filmmaker Fabrice Bracq, who made the 2019 Arabic short Burqa City, is calling out Laapataa Ladies for looking a little too familiar. He’s saying Kiran Rao’s much-praised film shares more than just a vibe with his short. According to him, there are way too many similarities to ignore. Things really blew up when a viral video started making the rounds on social media, putting scenes from Burqa City and Laapataa Ladies side by side. Many started questioning if Laapataa Ladies had crossed the line into plagiarism.
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