3 December 2008 8:32 AM, PST | From BollywoodHungama | See recent BollywoodHungama news
Films based on real-life characters always seem to get into trouble. Whether it was the real life Bandit Queen who wanted to be compensated by Shekhar Kapoor or Bhanwari Devi who created a Bawandar in Jagmohan Mundhra's life, biographical films almost always court trouble in this country. Quick on the heels of Charles Sobhraj threatening to sue author Farrukh Dhondy for borrowing from his life, Utv and director Dibakar Banerjee have clammed shut on the origins of the car-stealing protagonist Abhay Deol in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Apparently, the character is inspired by the life and crimes of Devender Singh alias Bunty who's currently in jail for stealing posh cars from the elite circles of Delhi. Doing a complete volte face on the earlier stance that the producers have received a letter from the real-life crime-dude asking for monetary compensation for creative cannibalization, Utv's Siddharth Roy-Kapoor says, "We've received
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