‘Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video‘ has “unauthorized use of character and dialogue” from the popular franchise without the makers’ consent, for which director Raaj Shaandilyaa apologized on Saturday. Furthermore, he made it clear that the movie had nothing to do with the Street franchises.
Raaj Shaandilyaa took to X and shared a statement to extend a sincere apology to Maddock Films' Franchise 'Stree'.
The note read, “I Raaj Shaandilyaa the director of the film “Vicky Vidya ka Woh Wala Video” on behalf of myself and on behalf of Super Cassettes Ind. Pvt. Ltd., Balaji Motion Pictures and Wakaoo Films, the producers of the film, extend our sincere and unconditional apology for the unauthorized use of character and dialogue from Maddock Films’ franchise ‘Stree’ in our film.”
In addition, Shaandilyaa expressed his deep regret for any harm that the infringement may have brought to Maddock Films. “We deeply regret any harm caused to Maddock Films and their franchise as a result of this infringement. We are taking immediate steps to rectify the issue and are in the process of removing all infringing content from our film wherein we have used character and dialogue from Maddock Films’ Stree at the earliest”, he added.
The filmmaker continued, “It will be our endeavour to complete this process by Tuesday ,15th October 2024, to the full satisfaction of Maddock Films. We also commit to ensuring that no such unauthorized usage will occur in the future. We further confirm that our film “Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video” is in no way associated with Maddock Films, their “Stree” and “Stree 2” franchises, or any of the characters therein. Additionally, we make no claim to any intellectual property rights in “Stree,” “Stree 2,” or any related characters.”
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