<p>A case of plagiarism has been filed against Akshay Kumar&rsquo;s<em> PadMan</em> after Mumbai based writer Ripu Daman Jaiswal alleged that large parts of the film have been plagiarised from his script.</p>

<p>Jaiswal had tweeted that 11 scenes from the film were copied from his script based on Arunachalam Muruganantham&rsquo;s life.</p>

<p>Around two months back, Jaiswal had posted on Facebook, &quot;One and a half years ago, I had written and registered a film based on the works of <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Arunachalam-Muruganantham" pg="AS1_InlineMedia#AS1_https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/akshay-kumar-starrer-padman-faces-plagiarism-allegations/articleshow/62860722.cms~Arunachalam Muruganantham-https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Arunachalam-Muruganantham">Arunachalam Muruganantham</a> and Saati biodegradable sanitary pads. Have you heard about them? Yup, Arunachalam Muruganantham is the guy who had made low cost sanitary pads for rural women. I had registered the film on 5th of December 2016 from SCREEN WRITER ASSOCIATION and sent to Ryan Stephan (Karan johar&#39;s production -- Creative head) and personally to Vikram Aditya Motwane.<br />
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And you know what happened? After ten days on 16th of December 2016, I heard the news that Mrs. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Twinkle-Khanna" pg="AS1_InlineMedia#AS1_https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/akshay-kumar-starrer-padman-faces-plagiarism-allegations/articleshow/62860722.cms~Twinkle Khanna-https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Twinkle-Khanna">Twinkle Khanna</a> revealed that her production is making a film based on his life, starring AKSHAY KUMAR,&quot; Jiaswal&rsquo; post read.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Recently, the <em><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/PADMAN" pg="AS1_InlineMedia#AS1_https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/akshay-kumar-starrer-padman-faces-plagiarism-allegations/articleshow/62860722.cms~PADMAN-https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/PADMAN">PADMAN</a></em> trailer released, and most of the scenes has been taken from the summary I had sent to MR. Ryan Stephan. Yes, they even copied my fictional scenes(Check out the Rakshabandan scene. In real life, Arunachalam Muruganantham has no sister.)<br />
I have decided to take this matter to court and fight a battle against the producers of the film,&rdquo; the post further added.</p>

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<p><em>PadMan</em> based on a short story written by Twinkle Khanna released in theatres on Friday to mostly <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/padman-review-akshay-kumars-film-is-warm-relevant-and-serves-its-purpose-32277">positive reviews.</a></p>

<p>The writer on Friday watched the film and took to Twitter and said that nearly 11 scenes have been copied from his script. &ldquo;Intermission of <em>PadMan</em>. 11 scenes has been copied from my script uptil now and even one of the character. That&rsquo;s it. I am definitely going to court.(sic),&rdquo; he tweeted.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Intermission of PadMan. 11 scenes has been copied from my script uptil now and even one of the character. That&rsquo;s it. I am definitely going to court.</p>
&mdash; Ripu Daman Jaiswal (@Shivashorcrux) <a href="https://twitter.com/Shivashorcrux/status/961826400347942912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I remember I was in the library when I wrote this dialogue and was truly elated. Honestly, I surprised myself that day. Tell me, how on earth can you steal someone&rsquo;s dialogue?<br />
This is unfair.<br />
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<p>Directed by R Balki, the film also stars Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in key roles.</p>


Mumbai based writer claims the film has been copied from a script he had written and submitted to Dharma Productions.

A case of plagiarism has been filed against Akshay Kumar’s PadMan after Mumbai based writer Ripu Daman Jaiswal alleged that large parts of the film have been plagiarised from his script. Jaiswal had tweeted that 11 scenes from the film were copied from his script based on Arunachalam Muruganantham’s life. Around two months back, Jaiswal had posted on Facebook, "One and a half years ago, I had written and registered a film based on the works of Arunachalam Muruganantham and Saati biodegradable sanitary pads. Have you heard about them? Yup, Arunachalam Muruganantham is the guy who had made low cost sanitary pads for rural women. I had registered the film on 5th of December 2016 from SCREEN WRITER ASSOCIATION and sent to Ryan Stephan (Karan johar's production -- Creative head) and personally to Vikram Aditya Motwane. And you know what happened? After ten days on 16th of December 2016, I heard the news that Mrs. Twinkle Khanna revealed that her production is making a film based on his life, starring AKSHAY KUMAR," Jiaswal’ post read. “Recently, the PADMAN trailer released, and most of the scenes has been taken from the summary I had sent to MR. Ryan Stephan. Yes, they even copied my fictional scenes(Check out the Rakshabandan scene. In real life, Arunachalam Muruganantham has no sister.) I have decided to take this matter to court and fight a battle against the producers of the film,” the post further added. × PadMan based on a short story written by Twinkle Khanna released in theatres on Friday to mostly positive reviews. The writer on Friday watched the film and took to Twitter and said that nearly 11 scenes have been copied from his script. “Intermission of PadMan. 11 scenes has been copied from my script uptil now and even one of the character. That’s it. I am definitely going to court.(sic),” he tweeted. Intermission of PadMan. 11 scenes has been copied from my script uptil now and even one of the character. That’s it. I am definitely going to court. — Ripu Daman Jaiswal (@Shivashorcrux) February 9, 2018 × I remember I was in the library when I wrote this dialogue and was truly elated. Honestly, I surprised myself that day. Tell me, how on earth can you steal someone’s dialogue? This is unfair. (Amitabh Bachchan quoted this dialogue in PadMan.) pic.twitter.com/9mQN3Jlt8T — Ripu Daman Jaiswal (@Shivashorcrux) February 10, 2018 × Directed by R Balki, the film also stars Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in key roles.

Akshay Kumar's 'PadMan' is plagiarised? Writer files police complaint against the film

<p>&nbsp;Actor Radhika Apte says sexual abuse is not limited to women in the film industry as she knows a lot of men who have&nbsp;been subjected to misdemeanor.&nbsp;Recently, Hollywood witnessed the Harvey Weinstein scandal, which has put the spotlight on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry. Names such as Kevin Spacey, James Toback, Brett Ratner, among others have also joined the infamous list.<br />
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In Bollywood, Irrfan Khan was the first actor to come forward and share his story of how he was asked to compromise for work in his struggling days.&nbsp;Radhika says as &quot;more and more women&quot; are opening up about their experience, it is important to have a platform where complaints can be addressed.<br />
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&quot;Not just women, men also go through sexual abuse. I am specifically talking about the industry, I know a lot of men who have gone through this as well. It&#39;s high time this comes out,&quot; Radhika tells PTI in an interview.</p>

<p>&quot;Also, as the industry becomes more open and people from different parts come here - not just for people from their own production house or family - it&#39;s more important that we have a platform,&quot; she says.&nbsp;The <em>Phobia</em>&nbsp;actor says it is both &quot;sensitive&quot; and a &quot;grey&quot; topic and more transparency is needed to curb sexual misconduct.<br />
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&quot;People who exploit their power and abuse others need to be revealed. On the other hand, people are ambitious and are ready to do what is required. It needs to work from both the sides,&quot; says Radhika.<br />
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&quot;You need to learn to say no and need to recognise when you&#39;re being exploited. You will get your due, according to your talent. At some time. Some people come here running away from home, they have nothing to fall back on. A better organisation, rules and transparency will help a lot,&quot; she says.<br />
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Several Hollywood celebrities, including names such as Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, recently called out the alleged offenders.Asked if there is a fear among people within the industry to name the perpetrators, Radhika agrees, saying, &quot;The fear is there because we still have this culture where Bollywood is considered to be this inaccessible magical place. But it&#39;s not, it&#39;s a workplace. Work ethics need to be introduced at every level. That&#39;s happening. But people have to come out and start taking names.<br />
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She adds, &quot;The fear also comes from &#39;Who is going to believe me? The other person has so much power, my complain will go unnoticed, that&#39;ll ruin my career&#39;. That&#39;s the perception. I think more people need to speak up.&quot;<br />
The actress will soon be seen on MTV&#39;s digital show <em>Fame-</em><em>istan</em>&nbsp;as a mentor to young filmmakers.<br />
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To be aired on November 24, the show aims to give a platform to four aspiring filmmakers to make a short film and being mentored by the industry veterans.&nbsp;</p>


Radhika Apte says sexual abuse is not limited to women in the film industry as she knows a lot of men who been subjected to misdemeanour.

Actor Radhika Apte says sexual abuse is not limited to women in the film industry as she knows a lot of men who have been subjected to misdemeanor. Recently, Hollywood witnessed the Harvey Weinstein scandal, which has put the spotlight on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry. Names such as Kevin Spacey, James Toback, Brett Ratner, among others have also joined the infamous list. In Bollywood, Irrfan Khan was the first actor to come forward and share his story of how he was asked to compromise for work in his struggling days. Radhika says as "more and more women" are opening up about their experience, it is important to have a platform where complaints can be addressed. "Not just women, men also go through sexual abuse. I am specifically talking about the industry, I know a lot of men who have gone through this as well. It's high time this comes out," Radhika tells PTI in an interview. "Also, as the industry becomes more open and people from different parts come here - not just for people from their own production house or family - it's more important that we have a platform," she says. The Phobia actor says it is both "sensitive" and a "grey" topic and more transparency is needed to curb sexual misconduct. "People who exploit their power and abuse others need to be revealed. On the other hand, people are ambitious and are ready to do what is required. It needs to work from both the sides," says Radhika. "You need to learn to say no and need to recognise when you're being exploited. You will get your due, according to your talent. At some time. Some people come here running away from home, they have nothing to fall back on. A better organisation, rules and transparency will help a lot," she says. Several Hollywood celebrities, including names such as Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, recently called out the alleged offenders.Asked if there is a fear among people within the industry to name the perpetrators, Radhika agrees, saying, "The fear is there because we still have this culture where Bollywood is considered to be this inaccessible magical place. But it's not, it's a workplace. Work ethics need to be introduced at every level. That's happening. But people have to come out and start taking names. She adds, "The fear also comes from 'Who is going to believe me? The other person has so much power, my complain will go unnoticed, that'll ruin my career'. That's the perception. I think more people need to speak up." The actress will soon be seen on MTV's digital show Fame-istan as a mentor to young filmmakers. To be aired on November 24, the show aims to give a platform to four aspiring filmmakers to make a short film and being mentored by the industry veterans.

Men also face sexual abuse in film industry: Radhika Apte

<p>Revealing her first look in <em>Padman</em>, actor Sonam Kapoor today said it was a joyous experience to work with the &quot;indomitable&quot; Akshay Kumar in the real-life inspired story.&nbsp;Directed by R Balki, the movie is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented the first low-cost sanitary napkins in India.<br />
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&quot;Such a pleasure working with the indomitable Akshay Kumar. He was the perfect person to play the role of <em>Padman</em>&nbsp;and has brought a sense of humour and love to the film,&quot; Sonam wrote, unveiling her first look from the film.<br />
&quot;Of course, none of these would have been possible without the humble visionary R Balki,&quot; she added.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Such a pleasure working with the indomitable Akshay Kumar. He was the perfect person to play the role of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Padman</a> and has brought a sense of humour and love to the film. Of course none of these would have been possible without the humble visionary <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rbalki?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rbalki</a> ?? <a href="https://twitter.com/PadManTheFilm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PadManTheFilm</a> <a href="https://t.co/PxkBkebZNg">pic.twitter.com/PxkBkebZNg</a></p>
&mdash; Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor/status/930714791164895233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Praising Akshay in another tweet, she wrote, &quot;Dreams &amp; dedication are a powerful combination - William Longwood. Padman is an incredible story that Akshay Kumar has brought to life with such grace and humility. Coming to a city near you!&quot;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dreams &amp; dedication are a powerful combination - William Longwood. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Padman</a> is an incredible story that Akshay Kumar has brought to life with such grace &amp; humility. Coming to a city near you! <a href="https://twitter.com/PadManTheFilm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PadManTheFilm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kriarj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kriarj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/akshaykumar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@akshaykumar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/radhika_apte?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@radhika_apte</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsfunnybones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mrsfunnybones</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SonyPicsIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SonyPicsIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rbalki?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rbalki</a> <a href="https://t.co/2cGBdyfpTP">https://t.co/2cGBdyfpTP</a></p>
&mdash; Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor/status/930443904435986432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>The movie also features actor Radhika Apte, who plays Akshay&#39;s onscreen wife.&nbsp;The National Award-winning actor also shared Radhika&#39;s look from the film and tweeted, &quot;The REASON he became #PADMAN...&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The REASON he became <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PADMAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PADMAN</a>...find out on 26th January, 2018. <a href="https://twitter.com/radhika_apte?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@radhika_apte</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PadManTheFilm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PadManTheFilm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sonamakapoor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/mrsfunnybones?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mrsfunnybones</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SonyPicsIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SonyPicsIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kriarj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kriarj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RBalki?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RBalki</a> <a href="https://t.co/a1TB69KE6m">pic.twitter.com/a1TB69KE6m</a></p>
&mdash; Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href="https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/930709747631828992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>The movie is scheduled to release on January 26.&nbsp;</p>


The movie is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented the first low-cost sanitary napkins in India.

Revealing her first look in Padman, actor Sonam Kapoor today said it was a joyous experience to work with the "indomitable" Akshay Kumar in the real-life inspired story. Directed by R Balki, the movie is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented the first low-cost sanitary napkins in India. "Such a pleasure working with the indomitable Akshay Kumar. He was the perfect person to play the role of Padman and has brought a sense of humour and love to the film," Sonam wrote, unveiling her first look from the film. "Of course, none of these would have been possible without the humble visionary R Balki," she added. Such a pleasure working with the indomitable Akshay Kumar. He was the perfect person to play the role of #Padman and has brought a sense of humour and love to the film. Of course none of these would have been possible without the humble visionary #Rbalki ?? @PadManTheFilm pic.twitter.com/PxkBkebZNg — Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) November 15, 2017 × Praising Akshay in another tweet, she wrote, "Dreams & dedication are a powerful combination - William Longwood. Padman is an incredible story that Akshay Kumar has brought to life with such grace and humility. Coming to a city near you!" Dreams & dedication are a powerful combination - William Longwood. #Padman is an incredible story that Akshay Kumar has brought to life with such grace & humility. Coming to a city near you! @PadManTheFilm @kriarj @akshaykumar @radhika_apte @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia #Rbalki https://t.co/2cGBdyfpTP — Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) November 14, 2017 × The movie also features actor Radhika Apte, who plays Akshay's onscreen wife. The National Award-winning actor also shared Radhika's look from the film and tweeted, "The REASON he became #PADMAN..." The REASON he became #PADMAN...find out on 26th January, 2018. @radhika_apte @PadManTheFilm @sonamakapoor @mrsfunnybones @SonyPicsIndia @kriarj #RBalki pic.twitter.com/a1TB69KE6m — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) November 15, 2017 × The movie is scheduled to release on January 26.

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'Padman' Akshay Kumar shares the first look of his co-stars Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Aptey from the film