Yash RajÂ´s Kunal Kohli Directed Saif-Rani Project Gets Controversial!

Yash RajÂ´s Kunal Kohli Directed Saif-Rani Project Gets Controversial!
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Yash Raj Films has once again got embroiled in a controversy over the title of its forthcoming movie, the Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji starrer 'Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic'.

Actor-producer Saahil Chadha has challenged the title of 'Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic', saying it is similar to the title of 'Thoda Life, Thoda Magic, which is his first film as a producer and he had registered it with the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) two years ago.

Says Saahil, "When I took up the matter with Kunal Kohli last month, he promised me that he would change the title to 'Thoda Magic Ho Jai'. But he went back on his word as the trailer of the movie now being shown with Yash Raj Films' 'Tashan', shows the title 'Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic', which sounds similar to the title of my movie."

Kunal Kohli, on his part, disputes Saahil's claim saying, "As the title registration committee of the Film and Television Producers' Guild of India, with whom the title of our movie has been registered, has cleared it, personally, I have nothing to comment on the matter," Kunal said, but refused to elaborate further.

Saahil has now lodged a complaint with IMPPA, saying that as his movie, 'Thoda Life, Thoda Magic', would be released almost simultaneously with 'Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Life', on June 27, it would affect his venture the most.

"It is absolutely unethical on the part of Guild that it should flout the industry's established procedures of title registration in order to accommodate the whims of its resourceful members," Saahil remarked.

The matter has now taken the form of a duel between IMPPA and the Guild.

"Neither YRF nor Kunal can browbeat our member on the basis of their clout. We will ensure that they change the title of their film," said Anil Nagrath, secretary IMPPA.

Saahil's 'Thoda Life, Thoda Magic, made under a joint banner of Rissa Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and Fizz Entertainment, has Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Meera Vasudevan, Parmeet Sethi and Saahil himself in the cast.

As may be recalled, just last year Yash Raj's 'Laaga Chunari Mein Daag' too had run into a title controversy.