Biopic on APJ Abdul Kalam Entered Copyright Dispute
With the recent release of the first look of APJ Abdul Kalam’s biopic, helmed by Jagadeesh Daneti in association with Hollywood stunt choreographer Johnny Martin, the biopic on the late president’s life run into a Copyright storm. The issue broke out this week when the first look for Jagadeesh Daneti’s biographical film on Dr. Kalam was unveiled (announced) and made official by the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar. Following Daneti’s announcement, Abhishek Aggarwal on social media claimed that ‘all the rights’ to make a biopic on the former president lie with him. He had obtained all the needed permissions from Kalam Ji’s family itself. He wrote that as a vital part of their next project, i.e., the biopic on Dr. Abdul Kalam, they own all the necessary and official rights even for making films, documentaries, and posters associated with his life in any language. Aggarwal also stated that Dr. Abdul Kalam Foundation has officially provided the production house with the rights required for making the biopic. What the Abdul Kalam Foundation officially tweeted? It has tweeted ‘Given rights to @AbhishekOfficl of @AAArtsOfficl for making a biopic of @APJAbdulKalam. He has obtained all the official rights for making film or documentary or even posters