James Hookway is a foreign news editor at The Wall Street Journal.

the credited writer of the 2024 film "Laapataa Ladies", has responded strongly to online plagiarism allegations linking his script to Fabrice Bracq’s French short film “Burqa City” and ...

Two Hindu women were caught smuggling liquor under burqas at Mania railway station in Katihar, Bihar, revealing the ...

Netizens pointed out similarities between Rao's film and Burqa City. In an attempt to put the rumors to rest, Goswami posted proof on social media that his script was registered in 2014 ...

Kiran Rao’s Oscar entry, Laapataa Ladies (2023), came under fire after netizens accused the creators for plagiarising Arabic short film Burqa City (2019). As per Times of India, the controversy began ...

Kiran Rao's Oscar entry, Laapataa Ladies (2023), came under fire after netizens accused the creators for plagiarising Arabic short film Burqa City (2019). As per Times of India, the controversy ...

Biplab Goswami, an SRFTI alumnus, faces plagiarism accusations regarding his ‘Laapataa Ladies' script, allegedly resembling ‘Burqa City.' Goswami asserts prior registration of his script in ...

In an interview with IFP, Fabrice Bracq detailed the parallels he observed between Burqa City and Laapataa Ladies. The French filmmaker pointed out that both films share similar character ...

He insisted the story is 100% original and not based on any other work. On the other hand, Burqa City director Bracq expressed surprise at the similarities when he watched Laapataa Ladies.

A 20-minute short on YouTube by Fabrice Bracq, Burqa City, feels like a Hindi film we've watched — Kiran Rao's critically acclaimed Laapataa Ladies. The latter has been embroiled in plagiarism ...

Kiran Rao's film 'Laapataa Ladies' faces plagiarism allegations due to its striking similarities with the 2019 short film 'Burqa City' by Fabrice Bracq. The comparison has gone viral. Bracq points ...

Goswami shared his statement on his Instagram handle, where he stated that he had registered the synopsis of Laapataa Ladies with the Screenwriters Association in 2014, before the Burqa City was made.