Sarkar
3,
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan,
got
in
a
legal
trouble
after
Narendra
Hirawat
&
Co
filed
a
case
against
the
makers
of
the
upcoming
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
directorial.
The
makers
have
denied
the
claims.
Holder
of
copyrights
of
over
1300
movies,
Narendra
Hirawat
&
Co
acquired
the
copyrights
of
Sarkar
franchise
after
the
release
of
the
second
part
and
is
in
possession
of
prequel,
sequel,
remake
and
all
other
irreversible
world
negative
rights
in
perpetuity.
"We
are
extremely
disappointed
with
this
move
from
the
producers
of
Sarkar
3.
As
a
cautionary
step,
we
even
issued
a
notice
to
the
makers
in
October
2016,
but
they
have
still
failed
to
obtain
permission
from
us
for
the
release
of
the
movie," Shreyans
Hirawat,
Executive
Head
of
Narendra
Hirawat
&
Co.,
said
in
a
statement.
"We
bought
all
the
legal
rights
of
Sarkar
franchise
years
ago
and
are
left
with
no
other
option
than
to
approach
the
high
court."
"Looking
at
the
current
situation,
we
are
hopeful
that
the
court
will
grant
injunction
and
subsequently
stop
the
release
of
Sarkar
3," added
Hirawat.
Sarkar
3
is
the
third
part
of
the
Sarkar
franchise
and
is
scheduled
to
release
on
May
12.
The
first
instalment
of
the
franchise
was
titled
Sarkar,
which
released
on
July
1,
2005.
It
was
followed
by
the
release
of
Sarkar
Raj
on
June
6,
2008.
A
statement
from
the
spokesperson
of
the
production
house
Alumbra
Entertainment
&
Media
Pvt
Ltd
read,
"The
press
release
issued
by
Narendra
Hirawat
&
Co
is
not
only
distasteful,
represents
false
facts
but
also
against
the
law."
"The
matter
is
currently
sub-judice
before
the
Bombay
High
Court.
The
press
release
falsely
states
that
Narendra
Hirawat
&
Co
owns
the
prequel
and
sequel
rights
to
movie
Sarkar
along
with
remake
rights."
"Narendra
Hirawat's
own
case
before
the
Bombay
High
Court
is
that
they
are
the
assignees
of
only
the
remake
rights
of
Sarkar
and
nothing
else."
The
spokesperson
further
said
that
Narendra
Hirawat
&
Co
are
wrongly
contending
before
the
court
that
the
present
movie
Sarkar
3
is
a
remake
of
the
original
movie
"Sarkar".
"However,
this
position
is
absolutely
wrong.
As
is
widely
known,
the
story
in
all
three
movie
has
been
progressing
and
thus,
movie
Sarkar
3
is
a
sequel
to
the
film
Sarkar
Raj
and
not
a
remake
of
Sarkar."
A
similar
order
was
passed
by
the
Bombay
High
Court
by
Justice
G.S.
Patel
stating
that
the
right
claimed
is
only
that
of
a
remake
and
the
current
film
Sarkar
3
is
a
sequel
and
therefore,
no
ad-interim
relief
can
be
granted.
''Since,
the
matter
is
now
sub-judice,
no
further
comments
can
be
made
in
this
regard," said
the
spokesperson
of
the
production
house.