Actor Rajkummar Rao was having a great run at the box office until his latest release Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video. The comedy film, directed by Raaj Shaandiliya and also starring Triptii Dimri in the lead role, has been panned by critics for its overdose of cheap jokes that don’t get funny after a point. The makers of Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video have now courted controversy due to the unauthorized reference to the hit franchise Stree in the Dussehra release.

In the film, the makers used some dialogues and character references from the hit film Stree, and turns out that they had neither informed not taken any permission for the same from producer Dinesh Vijan. Following the flak the team received, director Raaj Shaandiliya took to X and issued a public apology to Dinesh Vijan and Maddock Films for his mistake.

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I Raaj Shaandilyaa the director of the film “Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video” on behalf of myself and on behalf of Super Cassettes Ind. Pvt. Ltd., Balaji Motion Pictures and Wakaoo Films, the producers of the film, extend our sincere and unconditional apology for the unauthorized…

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He wrote, “I Raaj Shaandilyaa the director of the film Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video on behalf of myself and on behalf of Super Cassettes Ind. Pvt. Ltd., Balaji Motion Pictures, and Wakaoo Films, the producers of the film, extend our sincere and unconditional apology for the unauthorized use of character and dialogue from Maddock Films’ franchise Stree in our film. We deeply regret any harm caused to Maddock Films and their franchise as a result of this infringement.”

“We are taking immediate steps to rectify the issue and are in the process of removing all infringing content from our film wherein we have used character and dialogue from Maddock Films Stree. at the earliest. It will be our endeavour to complete this process by Tuesday,15th October 2024, to the full satisfaction of Maddock Films. We also commit to ensuring that no such unauthorized usage will occur in the future,” the note further read.

 

 

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Raaj Shaandilyaa also informed, “We further confirm that our film Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video is in no way associated with Maddock Films, their Stree and Stree 2 franchises, or any of the characters therein. Additionally, we make no claim to any intellectual property rights in Stree, Stree 2, or any related characters.”

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video has been performing better than Alia Bhatt’s Jigra at the box office. The film collected Rs 5.5 crore on day 1 and Rs 6.9 crore on day 2, taking its total collection to Rs 12.90 crore in two days as compared to Rs 11.05 crore that Jigra earned.

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