Dear Zindagi director Gauri Shinde says she is deeply disturbed by the recent plagiarism accusation, which suggests that her latest film starring Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt, is a replica of a Canadian TV series titled Being Erica.
Dear Zindagi is a deeply personal film. There is only one thing it borrows from, that’s my life. There are a million films and serials with therapists like there are with doctors. Just because there is a doctor in a film does not mean it borrows from another film with a doctor. I am deeply disturbed by irresponsible comments from people who have no clue what it is that they are referring to. I have not seen this series that they refer to and I cannot comment on what is in it. In today’s world where everybody sees everything, I am not so dumb that I believe I can get away with deliberate plagiarism. Nor am I so insensitive to borrow without giving credit to anybody who has created anything for such a sensitive and important cause.Gauri Shinde, Filmmaker
While the pollen and characters of Dear Zindagi bear an uncanny resemblance with those of Being Erica, the filmmaker insists that she has not seen the existing series and that the only thing her film resembles or takes from, is her own life.
According to reports, Gauri Shinde’s Dear Zindagi may have been served a legal notice for copyright infringement.
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