Roop Narayan Sonkar

Roop Narayan Sonkar is an India's novelist. he has accused 'Krrish 3' director-producer Rakesh Roshan of "stealing" the movie's story from his novel and filed a police complaint against him under the Copyright Act. Writer Roop Narayan Sonkar has alleged that Roshan stole the 'Krrish 3' story from his novel Suardan.^[1]

Sonkar has submitted a copy of his novel along with the complaint, police said, adding a case has been registered against the celebrated filmmaker. The novelist claimed he published 'Suardan' in 2010 in which he had envisioned a creature combining 'manav' (man) and 'janwar' (animal) and named it 'Manwar'.^[2]

He said the 2013 film also has a creature combining the attributes of man and animal and claimed Roshan used his story without obtaining his permission. When reached for comments, Roshan texted a message, saying "The matter is sub-judice. I cannot comment."^[3]

The police said the matter will be investigated and, if accusations are found to be true, further action will be taken.^[4]

[1] ttps://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-filmmaker-rakesh-roshan-in-the-copyright-act-lawsuit-14050544.html

[2] ttps://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/not-again-complaint-against-rakesh-roshan-for-stealing-story-of-krrish-3-2795922.html

[3] ttps://www.deccanherald.com/content/548029/complaint-against-rakesh-roshan-stealing.html

[4] ttps://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/article/complaint-against-rakesh-roshan-for-stealing-krrish-3-story/41698

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