Questionable Internet/playground slang alert: A Bollywood family film entitled Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors is the target of a Warner Bros. lawsuit. The point of contention lies in the title’s similarity to the studio’s multi-billion Harry Potter franchise. Sillier still, Hari Puttar is described online as a blatant Home Alone knockoff. So the robber on the left is Bollywood’s version of Joe Pesci? Serious algebra. As you’d expect, Puttar’s producers and crew are claiming innocence…
“Hari is a very common Indian name and Puttar stands for son in English,” the film’s music director Aadesh Shrivastav said at the music release of the film earlier.
This is true, and I don’t think the lawsuit holds much weight, but c’mon, the general approach of “Whaa? Harry Potter? Ours is Hari P-u-t-t-a-r” is straight out of This is Spinal Tap (or Bollywood’s knockoff, Tiger Sandwich). Judging from this 2007 event flyer, the similarity didn’t elude Duke University’s South Asian Student Association. And if you’re curious, here’s the logline…
The film revolves around a ten year old boy, Hari Prasad Dhoonda (nicknamed Hari Puttar) who has recently moved from India to the United Kingdom. Left home alone with his cousin Tuk Tuk when his parents go on vacation, Hari must deal with two burglars who hope steal a secret formula Hari’s father had created.
Discuss: Who do you side with, Puttar or Potter or Daniel Stern? Do you think Warner Bros. has a case? Should American kids see Hari Puttar?
译文:
华纳兄弟控告宝莱坞的《哈里普塔尔》盗用《哈利波特》
据不可靠的网络信息：一部名为《哈里普塔尔：恐怖喜剧》的宝莱坞家庭电影成为华纳兄弟公司控告的对象。华纳兄弟公司控告主张的论点在于《哈里普塔尔》与其花费了数千亿拍摄的《哈利波特》过于相似。更可笑的是，《哈里普塔尔》在网上被称为可耻地给《小鬼当家》迎头痛击。所以左边的强盗是宝莱坞版的乔·派西吗？这是个严重的问题。正如你所预料的，《哈里普塔尔》的制片人和全组工作人员都称自己是无辜的……
“哈里在印度是一个很普通的名字，而普特尔在英语代表儿子的意思。”先前音乐总监Aadesh Shrivastav 在电影的音乐发行时说。
情况确实如此，而我也认为这个诉讼也不会造成什么影响，但是，拜托，最通常的处理方法“哈哈？《哈利波特》？我们的是哈里普-特-尔-” 是很坦诚的由于 《摇滚万万岁》（或者宝莱坞的盗版，Tiger Sandwich）。从2007年的大事记看来，这个相似不会难倒杜克大学的南非学生联合会。如果你感兴趣，请登陆此处……
《哈里普塔尔》讲述的是一个10岁的男孩哈里帕拉萨德 德胡达（绰号哈里普特尔），最近已经从印度搬到英国。当他的父母去度假时他和他的堂兄Tuk Tuk独自离开家，哈里必须对付2个想偷父亲研究出来的药方的窃贼。
讨论：你支持哪一方？普特尔，波特，还是丹尼尔斯特恩？你觉得华纳兄弟公司会打赢这场官司吗？美国的孩子应该看《哈里普塔尔》吗？