'The concept belonged to me'
Rekka Modi speaks on 'Paray Dhan' getting lower TRPs than ''Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan'
The two serials- 'Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan' (Zee) and 'Paraya Dhan' (Star One)- were in the news as writer Rekka Modi went to court claiming that the concept, storyline and title belonged to her. Zee TV won the case and Rekka vowed to pursue the matter in court. 'Paraya Dhan' has been garnering TRPs (0.6 last week, 0.4 this week), while on the other hand, 'Ghar Ki...', has got higher TRPs (3.5 last week, 4.1 this week).
Why didn't she appeal against the court judgement? "Firstly, I have no need to get publicity. when my serials are doing so well and people know me as a writer who delivers. Secondly, the Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) of the show had been given by me to Star One, by the time the case's verdict was delivered. Hence, it was their call whether or not to pursue the case further and I respect their decision. Lastly, even though now the IPRs have come back to me, I chose not to pursue the case myself, because I have realised that my creativity is being wasted on such worthless pursuits. And I will always maintain that the concept and storyline belonged to me. As for TRPs, I am sure they will pick up in the course of a few weeks. 'Paraya..' did not get the advantage of ample time to campaign aggressively which 'Ghar Ki ..' got," explains Rekka.
Ashish Kaul, Sr VP of Zee TV, says, "We have no dearth of ideas; that we need to lift somebody else's concept and not even give credit to the person concerned. Rekka Modi has gotten into a habit of stirring the hornet's nest to garner publicity and it is sad when a senior writer stoops to such a level. In fact, the channel was gracious enough to allow us to use the title that, I admit, they had earlier registered for."
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