Laapta Ladies INSPIRED by Burqa City

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In 2019, Fabrice Bracq made a 19 minute short film titled Burqa City, set in the Middle East, where a newlywed man's wife gets exchanged due to identical burqas. He then embarks on a journey to find her. The film is a satirical comedy highlighting the absurdity of a society where women are treated as interchangeable objects rather than unique individuals. It critiques extreme patriarchy, gender-based restrictions, and the loss of identity.

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In 2023, Kiran Rao made Lapata Ladies, with the same theme, replacing burqas with ghoonghats. The film carried the same message about patriarchy, societal norms, and women's identity. Even the Ravi Kishan police station scene seems heavily inspired. Yet, the makers of Lapata Ladies projected it as an original work.


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Posted: 4 months ago
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I made a thread about it

Actor-Director Ananth Mahadevan recently said that Kiran Rao's latest film, Laapataa Ladies, closely resembles his 1999 directorial debut, Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol

But he was not given any credit


So where did she get her ‘inspiration’ from?


Burqa or Ghoonghat?

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unable to see ur posts

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Originally posted by: beena_jon

unable to see ur posts


Beena ji


You can see it if you’re signed in which you obviously are…

You still cannot see it? Since when are you having this problem?

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I wrote about the same subject when the movie was lauded for its originality… it’s still a good movie but not giving credit to the inspiration-sources isn’t good artistic behaviour (imo).

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Posted: 4 months ago
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Originally posted by: TotalBetty

I made a thread about it

Actor-Director Ananth Mahadevan recently said that Kiran Rao's latest film, Laapataa Ladies, closely resembles his 1999 directorial debut, Ghoonghat Ke Pat Khol

But he was not given any credit


So where did she get her ‘inspiration’ from?


Burqa or Ghoonghat?

Aamir’s ex wife Kiran is a master in coping / getting inspired from other people’s work..

How did she get away so easily? smiley5 Why didn’t the makers of Burqa / Ghoonghat not file a case for copyright infringement?

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You see Aamir and you should know that it is a remake

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Originally posted by: beena_jon

In 2019, Fabrice Bracq made a 19 minute short film titled Burqa City, set in the Middle East, where a newlywed man's wife gets exchanged due to identical burqas. He then embarks on a journey to find her. The film is a satirical comedy highlighting the absurdity of a society where women are treated as interchangeable objects rather than unique individuals. It critiques extreme patriarchy, gender-based restrictions, and the loss of identity.

theboysthing on X: "Is Laapata Ladies was also Copied? https://t.co/pRUWUqaQNw" / X


In 2023, Kiran Rao made Lapata Ladies, with the same theme, replacing burqas with ghoonghats. The film carried the same message about patriarchy, societal norms, and women's identity. Even the Ravi Kishan police station scene seems heavily inspired. Yet, the makers of Lapata Ladies projected it as an original work.


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So, Burqua City (2019) is a copy of Ananth Mahadevan's Ghoonghat (1999), and Laapata Ladies is a copy of both these films. Of course, all these are 'inspired' by OG Tagore's novel Noukadubi.

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