Hyderabad filmmaker files contempt petition case over ‘Jhund’

Hyderabad, Nov 8 : Hyderabad-based filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar has filed contempt of court against Amazon Prime and makers of upcoming Hindi movie “Jhund” starring Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role.
Amazon Prime reportedly entered into an agreement with makers of “Jhund” to upload and screen the film on their OTT platform. Kumar alleged that this is contempt of court against the trial court and high court orders.
The filmmaker had already sued the makers of “Jhund” for alleged copyright infringement.
Taking up his contempt petition for hearing, the city court directed makers of “Jhund” to file a counter on November 9.
Kumar told IANS that he bought exclusive rights in November 2017 to make a movie titled “Slum Soccer” on the life of Akhilesh Paul. “Jhund” is directed by Nagraj Manjule and is based on the life story of Vijay Barse, who is Paul’s coach.
He claimed that Manjule, producer Savita Raj and TSeries Vice President Shiv Chanana told him that they bought the rights from Paul.