{"id":214931,"date":"2019-01-08T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=214931"},"modified":"2019-01-09T11:05:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T06:05:12","slug":"maula-jutt-reboot-in-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/maula-jutt-reboot-in-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Maula Jutt Reboot Faces Legal Troubles, May Not Get Released in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani cinema-goers were treated to a bombastic and slickly-produced action movie with\u00a0<em>The Legend of Maula Jutt\u00a0<\/em>trailer last month. The movie stars Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Mahira Khan among many others, and people were so looking forward to it.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently now the release of the new film is under danger, thanks to a legal victory scored by the producer behind the original classic\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/this-typical-desi-housewife-reaction-to-maula-jutt-is-super-hilarious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maula Jutt<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>Sarwar Bhatti himself.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday Mr. Bhatti&#8217;s lawyer Hassan Niazi tweeted this picture, which shows all the proof to establish Sarwar Bhatti as the owner of the Jutt movie trademark.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Im officially representing the owners of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MaulaJutt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MaulaJutt<\/a> -High time parameters are set on copyrights<br \/>We will make sure Action is taken against trademark infringement. There is restraining order from the court. How dare you release the trailer. Badmashi not allowed!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ebqZEBQAYH\">pic.twitter.com\/ebqZEBQAYH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HniaziISF\/status\/1082343131780169728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He accused the makers of the reboot movie as &#8216;thugs&#8217; and then proceeded to give proof as to whom owned the copyrights to the characters in <em>Veshi Jutt.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking-plz RT against mafia.Sarwar Bhatti the maker of original \u201cMaula Jutt\u201d given the certificate of ownership TODAY. Only Sarwar sb has right over the movie HE HIMSELF MADE.Bilal Lashari tried to take away his \u2018property\u2019 BY FORCE. Court has given restraining order agnst Bilal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1gwJ5BOCAm\">pic.twitter.com\/1gwJ5BOCAm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HniaziISF\/status\/1082309214201090050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sarwar Bhatti produced the original movie back in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maula_Jatt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1970s<\/a>. As per informed sources, he obtained the copyrights and trademark certificate to the Maula Jutt name in 2016 and 2018 respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Movie \u201cMaula Jatt\u201d was produced in 1979, copyright and trademark certificates obtained in 2016 and 2018, only after Bilal Lashari and co announced to make a movie on Maula Jatt. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7bR1iSmnb\">https:\/\/t.co\/g7bR1iSmnb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/faizanlakhani\/status\/1082382125364592642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This development puts Bilal Lashari, the director behind the reboot of the Punjabi classic, in a precarious situation. Lashari previously claimed that the movie was not anyone&#8217;s property as the trademark had not been registered yet.<\/p>\n<p>He also stated that since the <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/the-legend-of-maula-jutt-trailer-is-here-and-we-are-speechless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">name<\/a> of his movie was not &#8216;Maula Jutt&#8217; but rather &#8216;The Legend of Maula Jutt&#8217;, he could make the movie any way he saw fit.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently Mr Hassan Niazi also touched on this fact:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s just like saying <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s THE Mc Donald\u2019s and not Mc Donald\u2019s. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s shame how many of us don\u2019t understand that anyone who produces a movie, Owns it like one owns a property. <br \/>Also script and character names also copied <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bm95xKcHDx\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bm95xKcHDx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HniaziISF\/status\/1082317759516692480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As per the court, Lashari can no longer release the movie. Which is a shame since it looked like one of the biggest action films Pakistan has ever made in its history.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-214938\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maula_Jatt_1979.jpg\" alt=\"Maula Jutt and Nuri Naath\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maula_Jatt_1979.jpg 333w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maula_Jatt_1979-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maula_Jatt_1979-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maula_Jatt_1979-90x68.jpg 90w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Maula_Jatt_1979-180x135.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see where this case goes from here. On one hand we have Bilal Lashari, who made Waar. On the other hand, we have the original producer Sarwar Bhatti, who possesses a strong legal case against the remake.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps both the parties could come to a mutual agreement regarding this year&#8217;s most awaited Pakistani movie. Here&#8217;s to hoping.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani cinema-goers were treated to a bombastic and slickly-produced action movie with\u00a0The Legend of Maula Jutt\u00a0trailer last month. The movie stars Fawad Khan, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Mahira Khan among many others, and people were so looking forward to it. Apparently now the release of the new film is under danger, thanks to a legal victory scored by the producer [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/maula-jutt-reboot-in-trouble\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":214534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1293,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-214931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lollywood","8":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"The maker of the original Maula Jutt movie has the final say.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-15-3-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-15-3-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Webp.net-resizeimage-15-3.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Samir Yawar","categories_name":["Lollywood","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Maula Jutt Reboot Faces Legal Troubles, May Not Get Released in Pakistan","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1293,1297&exclude=214931","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214931"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=214931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}