ISLAMABAD – Top Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat has revealed that newBollywood movie has copied her film idea but she is not annoyed at it.
She believes that Shahid Kapoor’s upcoming film ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ hasbeen inspired by one of her movie ‘Actor-in-Law’.
The trailer for Shahid’s movie ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ was releasedyesterday. The movie is based on the issue of power theft andload-shedding. ‘Actor-in-Law’ starred Pakistani actor Fahad Mustafa as alawyer and highlighted the nation’s electricity issue in one of itscourtroom sessions.
Bollywood’s ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ is based on the same problem. Mehwish,who was also part of ‘Actor-in-Law’, drew a comparison of her film withShahid’s film. She said it was great to see the neighbours takinginspiration from their movies.
Coincidentally, ‘Actor-in-law’ is all set to hit theatres in India, twoyears after it was released in Pakistan. The 2016 movie was also screenedat a festival in Rajasthan earlier this year.