Director Sujoy Ghosh has finally found relief after a decade-long plagiarism case against him over his movie Kahaani 2 was quashed by the Supreme Court last month.
At a recent event in Mumbai, Sujoy opened up about the ordeal, saying his biggest mistake was taking it lightly initially.
Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh, written and directed by Sujoy, was a commercial success in 2016, earning ₹54 crore on a ₹17-crore budget.
However, immediately after the film's release, Sujoy was sued by a Jharkhand man, Umesh Prasad Mehta, who claimed that Sujoy stole his script and made Kahaani 2 from it.
Sujoy recalled the experience, saying, 'It's like somebody saying, 'You killed that person', I was like, 'I haven't', and why should I take it seriously, and that was my biggest mistake.'
The legal battle lasted 10 years, becoming 'scary' as the complainant added more claims, including meetings that never took place.
Sujoy credited the SWA's Dispute Settlement Committee, which reviewed both scripts and found no connection between them, with helping his case.
Eventually, in February this year, the Supreme Court dismissed the case, stating that the complaint contained only 'bald and unsubstantiated allegations'.
