Sanjay Gupta's Chronicles of Plagiarism !!

Recently a Bollywood Award function (read Entertainment Function) got into another controversy. Yeah, that's what these awards functions have become these day, entertainment shows for some TV Channel. More the controversies, better are the TRPs. And awards, who remembers them. They ain't Oscars or Golden Globes !!!

But this time it wasn't any insensitively passed comment  or any onstage antics that caused the controversy. This time the so called 'Awards Functions' hit a new low. It was the selection of the Best Film that sparked the controversy and two members of the Jury accused each other for favoring different movies for their own interests.Everyone knew these things happen but it was out in public for first time.

It is well know fact that in the last two decades every award functions is manipulated and favors a certain lobby. Most of people win award for onstage performance rather than the one onscreen. So it was no surprise when Screen Awards Jury ended up giving award for Best Film to two movies.

The surprising aspect of the Controversy was the comment by Sanjay Gupta, one of the Jury Member (Yes, He was a Member of panel to judge movies. Reflects badly on our state of films). He favored "The Dirty Picture" because he thought/learnt/heard that "Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara" is a copy of Hollywood film "Fandango". Weather or not ZNMD is a copy is an another debate.

The other Jury member involved here was Kunal Kohli. Well, not many people know that Kunal Kohli started his career as a Film Critic , anchoring a program 'Hello Cinema' for Lucknow Doordarshan in mid nineties. I used to follow that show. He seemed to be fine critic, at least in his Doordarshan days. Later on he moved to Zee and Star. Its sad to see that even his films are not very original !!!

But Sanjay Gupta accusing anyone of Plagiarism !!

This is certainly 'Kalyug' !!

As far as I have known Bollywood , Abbas Mastan, Vikram Bhatt & Sanjay Gupta have been Torch Bearer of "Inspiration" Brigade. They love the Hollywood originals so much that most of the time they don't even change the scenes and dialogues in their rip-offs.

Here a list of movies by Sanjay Gupta that have been blatantly copied from all over the world !!

Acid Factory [2010]                                      Unknown [2006]

Woodtock Villa [2008]                                     Chaos [1999]

Zinda [2005]                                                 Old Boy [2003]

Musafir [2004]                                        U Turn [1997] 

Plan [2004]                                             Suicide Kings [1997]

Kaante [2002]                                   Reservoir Dogs [1992]

Jung [2000]                                       Desperate Measures [1998]

Khauff [2000]                                         The Juror [1996]

Ram Shastra [1995]                                  Hard To Kill [1990]

Aatish [1994]                                            A Better Tomorrow [1986]