Recently, Kartik Aaryan announced his next movie- ‘Captain India’.
Helmed by ‘Scam 1992’ director Hansal Mehta, Kartik will be seen playing the role of an IAF pilot.
The movie is said to be based on true events– India’s one of the successful rescue missions from a war-torn country. However, looks like, the Kartik Aaryan starrer has landed into trouble as the film has been accused of plagiarism.
According to Bollywood Hungama, producer Subhash Kale allegedly claimed that the plot of ‘Captain India’ is similar to his dream project- ‘Operation Yemen’– his upcoming production venture. Kale stated that the poster of ‘Captain India’ has ‘clear giveaways that their film is based on the same incident’ and he doesn’t want to be a part of ‘Scam 1992 VS The Big Bull’ kind of situation.
Reportedly, ‘Operation Yemen’ is based on the 2015 Operation Raahat when General VK Singh led Indian armed forces evacuated foreign nationals, along with Indian citizens, from Yemen during the Yemeni crisis. However, there is no official confirmation that ‘Captain India’ is based on Operation Raahat.
Talking to the portal, Subhas said, “We have been working since 2016 on this project. The cousin of our director Sanjay Sankla was the pilot on this mission. Sanjay Sankla has been a reputed editor and has worked on nearly 95 films. We took 9 months to pen the script. We even got Mission Mangal (2019) writer Nidhi Singh Dharma on board. Our pre-production was nearly done. I wonder where the idea got leaked from. This episode is in the public domain, but we were the first ones to register at the Screenwriters Association (SWA).”
“Captain India waalon ne toh script likhna shuru bhi nahi kiya. They had dates of Kartik Aaryan. The idea has not leaked from our side because we have signed a confidentiality agreement with everyone associated,” he added.
He mentioned that popular actors like Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor have been approached to be a part of this film. “We were only waiting for the actors to sign on the dotted line and come on board. We had also approached Ranbir Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur. We spoke to Vicky Kaushal through his father, Sham Kaushal ji. Vicky liked the subject but his dates were not available. We hope to launch a poster after signing the actors. Akshay ji said he’ll have a narration after returning from London and then decide whether he wants to come on board. He had met Sanjay Sankla. Both have a great relationship, and Sanjay had edited several of his films like Rowdy Rathore (2012).”