A lawsuit filed by Indian filmmaker Soham Shah against Netflix's hit Korean drama 'Squid Game', has reignited a debate over 'plagiarism' and 'inspiration' that goes on in the film industry. In the suit that made headlines around the world, Shah alleged that the Korean series copied elements from his 2009 Bollywood film 'Luck', a claim that has been rebuked by die-hard fans of the series.
In an interview with ETimes, veteran Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer, known for backing some of the biggest blockbuster franchises, addressed the growing controversy about similarities between films. Over the past years, several Indian films including 'Fighter' starring Hrithik Roshan and 'Thugs of Hindustan' starring Aamir Khan, have been compared to Bruckheimer's iconic 'Top Gun' films starring Tom Cruise and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' starring Johnny Depp. When asked where producers and filmmakers draw the line between plagiarism and inspiration, Bruckheimer admitted, “Well, it’s a very hard line to draw. It’s kind of very flexible."
