Javed Akhtar not happy with Zanjeer remake

Remakes in B-town have become a trend nowadays. Amit Mehra son of Producer-director Prakash Mehra who is working on the script of the remake of Zanjeer might not be able to make the film.

Unfortunately for him Javed Akhtar, who co-wrote the original film, isn’t happy about this development. Expressing his displeasure he said, “Agar script ke rights mil bhi jaayen, kisi bhi tarah ki tabdeeli ke liye writer ki permission leni hoti hai.” (Even if you buy the rights to the script, you need permission of the writers to modify it in any way.)

Lyricist Javed Akhtar said, "Mujhe yeh baat theek nahi lagi aur Salim sahib ne bhi mujhe phone kiya ki the ones who are remaking "Zanjeer" have not sought our permission. Yeh tareeka galat hai. Even if we consider the current copyright laws, they say that it is the creator's moral right over his or her creation, to maintain its sanctity and originality. If I buy Hussain's painting for 2 crore, I can hang it on my wall, lekin mujhe yeh right nahin hai ki uspar ek face bana hai to main uspe mooch bana doon. Yeh crime hoga. This right is not transferable and cannot be stolen either. Agar script ke rights mil bhi jaayen, kisi bhi tarah ki tabdeeli ke liye writer ki permission leni hoti hai. Hum Premchand ya Tagore ki lekhini mein do paragraph apne nahi daal sakte. Woh crime hoga." 

Amit Mehra said, “I will discuss the ‘Zanjeer’ remake script with Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar once it`s ready.”

Where was Javed Akhtar when his son Farhan Akhtar was remaking Don, co-written by him and Salim Khan?

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- Unknown Updated at: Tuesday, March 27, 2012