Sanjay Gupta lashes out at the Talaash director accusing her of settling old personal scores since she now has Aamir Khan by her side
Sanjay Gupta, during a film award ceremony had voiced his concern about Reema Kagti getting an award for the story of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) because he found it an exact copy of the Kevin Costner film Fandango (1985). Kagti, now ready with her next directional Talaash, settled the score in a recent interview by saying, "I think a person like Sanjay, who does not have a single original frame in his seven films, should not be talking about originality." A few hours after Kagti's interview to a newspaper reached him, Sanjay hit out at her saying his name was used for publicity.
"She has shamelessly used my name to peddle her film. She has called me a plagiarist but I would advise everybody to get a DVD of Fandango. After watching that you will know if ZNMD was a copy. I genuinely raised my concern as a jury member and in the end nobody got the award," said Sanjay to Mumbai Mirror.
The filmmaker posted a series of tweets that suggested Reema lobbies for awards. "I have posted those tweets and I am man enough to admit it. I'm hurt by the way she has chosen to selectively target me because she feels I denied her an award. The truth is she never deserved it. Because she was so hungry for an award, she carefully chose to keep quiet about the issue then. Now that she has Aamir Khan back her up, she is settling personal scores. This is not only unprofessional but a blatant personal attack," said Sanjay.
Incidentially, Aamir isn't too pleased with Gupta and Kagti's virtual pow-wow either. According to sources, he has swung into action to contain the damage that has been created.
"Aamir has asked Reema to keep quiet about the entire fiasco and not carry it forwad in anyway. He doesn't want this to become a full-blown controversy. He has asked Reema to calm down and not make any more comments. The comments in the interview were made without Aamir's knowledge," said a source from the actor's production house.
On the other hand, Sanjay is reday to take the debate forward. "If she has the guts she should face me at public platform. I am man enough to admit other films have inspired me. Why is she shying away from the fact that she too copied from films? I am sure everybody in the film industry is watching what she is doing," Sanjay added.
Sanjay Gupta, during a film award ceremony had voiced his concern about Reema Kagti getting an award for the story of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) because he found it an exact copy of the Kevin Costner film Fandango (1985). Kagti, now ready with her next directional Talaash, settled the score in a recent interview by saying, "I think a person like Sanjay, who does not have a single original frame in his seven films, should not be talking about originality." A few hours after Kagti's interview to a newspaper reached him, Sanjay hit out at her saying his name was used for publicity.
The filmmaker posted a series of tweets that suggested Reema lobbies for awards. "I have posted those tweets and I am man enough to admit it. I'm hurt by the way she has chosen to selectively target me because she feels I denied her an award. The truth is she never deserved it. Because she was so hungry for an award, she carefully chose to keep quiet about the issue then. Now that she has Aamir Khan back her up, she is settling personal scores. This is not only unprofessional but a blatant personal attack," said Sanjay.
Incidentially, Aamir isn't too pleased with Gupta and Kagti's virtual pow-wow either. According to sources, he has swung into action to contain the damage that has been created.
On the other hand, Sanjay is reday to take the debate forward. "If she has the guts she should face me at public platform. I am man enough to admit other films have inspired me. Why is she shying away from the fact that she too copied from films? I am sure everybody in the film industry is watching what she is doing," Sanjay added.
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