Operation Yemen makers accuse Captain India makers of plagiarism claim that Akshay Kumar  Anil Kapoor Paresh Rawal have shown interest in their film

On Friday July 23 Ronnie Screwvala and Harman Baweja announced that they have signed Kartik Aaryan for Captain India which will be directed by Hansal Mehta. The next day producer Subhash Kale accused them of plagiarism and claimed that the plot of the film is similar to that of their project Operation Yemen. Subhash Kales film which will be directed by editor turned director Sanjay Sankla is about Operation Raahat a 2015 operation wherein the Indian Armed Forces under the leadership of General V K Singh evacuated Indian and foreign citizens from Yemen during the Yemeni crisis.

When Bollywood Hungama reached out to Subhash Kale  he said We have been working since 2016 on this project. The cousin of our director Sanjay Sankla was the pilot on this mission. Sanjay Sankla has been a reputed editor and has worked on nearly 95 films. He researched extensively and when he narrated the idea to me I said that we should work on it as its an interesting subject. We took 9 months to pen the script. We even got Mission Mangal 2019 writer Nidhi Singh Dharma on board. Our pre production was nearly done. Subhash Kale even claims Captain India waalon ne toh script likhna shuru bhi nahi kiya. And then adds They had dates of Kartik Aaryan. The idea has not leaked from our side because we have signed a confidentiality agreement with everyone associated. The announcement press release of Captain India doesnt mention that the Kartik Aaryan starrer is based on Operation Raahat. When asked about this, Subhash Kale reasoned Yes but the city of Sanaa the capital of Yemen is visible on their poster just like how it’s depicted in our poster as well. And that citys architecture and landscape are such that it doesnt match with any other city in the world. Subhash Kale also said that he hasnt reached out to the makers of Captain India Hansal ji is my friend. But maine unse iske baare mein baat nahi ki. Baat karke kya karenge? And anyway hum unki film pe stay toh laayenge hi. IMPAA Indian Motion Picture Producers Association has said that theyl bring a stay on this film. T P Aggarwal and advocate Ashok Saraogi have confirmed. Screenwriters Association has told us that once Captain India makers reveal the film’s plot on social media, they’ll take action. Subhash Kale then revealed that reputed actors had shown interest in Operation Yemen We had spoken to Akshay Kumar and he had liked the subject. Paresh Rawal has even given his nod.We had also approached Ranbir Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur. We spoke to Vicky Kaushal through his father Sham Kaushal ji. Vicky liked the subject but his dates were not available. We hope to launch a poster after signing the actors. Akshay ji said he’ll have a narration after returning from London, and then decide whether he wants to come on board. All three were interested to do the film. We were zeroing on Paresh ji as his age is apt for the part. He had told us to send the script today which we’ll do. Mostly Paresh ji toh haan hi bolenge.Subhash Kale heads Vikrant Studio, one of the top VFX studios in Bollywood. They plan to put their resources to good use for Operation Yemen. He said We are working on virtual technology in this film. Ronnie Screwvala won’t be able to do the same because only we have that facility. So we plan to create virtual sets of the airport and also the aeroplane. 


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