While Bollywood films often borrow liberally from Western movies, producers of Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors say their movie bears no resemblance to any film in the Harry Potter series.
"There is absolutely nothing to link Hari Puttar with Harry Potter, " said Munish Purii, chief executive officer of Mumbai-based producer Mirchi Movies. Hari is a common name in India and "puttar" is Punabji for son, he said.
"Even if it does rhyme with Harry Potter, surely there is a limit to cases?" said Tarun Adarsh, editor of Trade Guide magazine.
The film is not a tale of wizard spells or flying broomsticks, but rather a story of an Indian boy left home alone, who fights off burglars when his parents go away on vacation — a plot more reminiscent of the film Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin.
Warner Bros. spokeswoman Deborah Lincoln confirmed that the company has filed a lawsuit against the producers of Hari Puttar.
"Warner Bros. values and protects intellectual property rights. However, it is our policy not to discuss publicly the details of any ongoing litigation," Lincoln said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
Finally Bollywood got sued, I have seen many bollywood film and half of the films are nothing but ripped off (copied) of Hollywood films. The only reason bollywood used the title 'Hari Puttar is to get peoples attentions. Bollywood knows that "Harry Potter" was huge hit that's why they used a Rhyming title call "Hari Puttar". I have seen the trailer of Hari Puttar film is nothing but a copy of "Home Alone".
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