Rana Sarkar files complaint over copyrighted film name

Anjan Dutt’s Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona won three national film awards in 2011 including best music direction and best feature film in Bengali. Now, Dutt is making a film which is titled Ranjana Ami Ashbo with a different production house. The producer of the film, Rana Sarkar, has objected to the title and has registered a complaint with the Eastern India Motion Picture Association.“We have come to know that Anjan Dutt is going to make a film with the title Ranjana Ami Ashbo and this title is similar to our film titled as Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na. I have copyrights on the name Ranajana Ami Ashbo, so it violates The Copyright Act, 1957 and other applicable laws of land,” said Sarkar. He added, “I have requested EIMPA not to register the title without our consent. Since Shrikant Mohta, who is producing the film is also President of EIMPA, we are apprehending that there may be some influence in the process of registration of the title which will be illegal and against the ethics of an esteemed organisation like EIMPA. We hope EIMPA will be neutral, unbiased and authentic in its status.”