Laapataa Dames accused of having copied the Arab film Burqa City question of angry Internet users Kiran Rao
The famous women who disappeared from Kiran Rao were accused of having copied the 2019 Arabic film Burka City. The film by Kiran Rao Missing Ladies was accused of literary flight, as a video clip of the Arab city called Burka City has become viral on social networks. Kiran Rao’s light social drama, which was the official entry of India Oscars this year, was accused of “copying” its concept of the short film 2019 Burka City directed by the French filmmaker Fabris Brake.
Missing ladies accused of copying the Arabic film Burka City
The viral clip questioned Rao’s originality, which was also the official entry of India to the Oscar this year. As soon as the position has become viral, many users wondered if it looked like a similar plot, in which a newly married man was looking for his wife, because he was accidentally replaced by another woman wearing a burqa.
People have expressed their lack of respect on the Internet
After the viral video, strong questions arose on the internet if Rao copied the concept of the Arab film. However, another public class arose if it was simply “inspired” and was not “copy”. Neetzons reacted to this and expressed his surprise that Kiran Rao copied the concept of Arab film. A user has not written – nothing produced by Bollywood does not seem to be the basic work of art. They are all shamelessly copying, moreover, shamelessly offered as an original work. Another literary flight in India. No new concept. The third comment wrote: “Nothing can happen right now … I felt that it was real … It’s good that Arijit has a beautiful song Sajni re.”
I couldn’t be real of the copying claims?
However, some people say that copy claims may not be true. The AI Grockal platform said that the missing ladies bips is based on the history of Goswami and is not like Burka City. While the two films have a bad identity theme, the disappeared women are fixed with a wedding veil in rural India, while Burka City is with a burqa in the Middle East. But Grokel said that the film could be more similar to the doors of the veil.
On missing ladies
The disappeared ladies released in theaters on March 1, 2024. Directed by Kiran Rao, the film Stars Sparh Srivastava, Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goyal and Ravi Kishan in the main roles. The film brings the public back to rural India in 2001. Its history revolves around two brides, whose train exchanges during the trip. This trip filled with ups and downs begins when her husband begins to look for a real bride.
Kiran Rao, produced under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindleing Productions, returned to the direction after Dhobi Ghat. Before the release in theaters, the film was broadcast in 2023 at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). He received a standing ovation from the public present at the festival. Many famous celebrities, including Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Vijay Verma also praised the film. Later, the disappeared women were selected as an official presentation of India for the international category of long films at the Oscar 2025.
The Lapata Ladies of Kiran Rao, the official entry of India to the Oscars and the projection as an original work, seems in fact strongly inspired by a short 2019 short film entitled Burqua City.
Located in the Middle East, the 19-minute film follows a young bride man whose woman is exchanged due to identity … pic.twitter.com/b7gchn2mmi
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