When an actor of the stature of Aamir Khan refuses to acknowledge the creative input of Chetan Bhagat in his blockbuster movie 3 Idiots, it makes you realise just how poor the copyright protection is in India.
Bhagat was not asking for a share of the film’s collections, but just for an acknowledgment of his work. Bollywood biggies who are so used to ripping off from Hollywood movies clearly think nothing of doing this from a book written by an Indian author.
Rajat Dutta, New Delhi
