‘Kriti’ was released on June 22
AB Wire
Seventeen days after YouTube took down Shirish Kunder’s Radhika Apte starrer ‘Kriti’ following copyright infringement claims from Nepali filmmaker Aneel Neupane, the short film is back on the video-sharing website.
The producers of the film have sought to claim Rs 5 crore in a law suit against Aneel Neupane for damages and Shirish Kunder is delighted as the short film has been viewd over three million times on YouTube.
“#Kriti crosses 3 Million views! Truth can be slowed down, but it cannot be stopped.†Kunder tweeted.
Kriti, released on June 22 was removed from YouTube on June 30 as Aneel Neupane claimed it as a copy of his film BOB.
Produced by muvizz.com, the short film also stars Manoj Bajpayee and Neha Sharma. The producers and the director also plan to make ‘Kriti’ a full feature film or a web series in near future.
“One of the major reasons for seeking Rs 5 crore in a lawsuit against Aneel Neupane was to let people with ulterior motives know that there is rule of law, and platform like us and people associated with good cinema are not going to let someone take away the credit for their hard workâ€, Piyush Singh, co-founder of Muvizz.com said.
Social Media Updates:
https://twitter.com/ShirishKunder/status/754162339470082048
https://twitter.com/ShirishKunder/status/754901897912418304