UTV and director Shoojit Sircar have won the legal copyright battle against their rival production house Percept Pictures regarding the canned film Johnny Walker.
In 2008 an order was passed in favour of Percent restricting UTV and Sircar from making Johnny Walker (aka as Shoebite and Johnny Mastana). UTV had filed a counter-appeal which they’ve now won, thereby paving the best way for the discharge of a movie that the massive B holds very with regards to his heart.
Now with court giving UTV an all-clear verdict the film is ready to be refurbished and revived. We hear the large B who considers Johnny Mastana one of the crucial challenging films of his career may be very all in favour of seeing the film released.
However one major impediment remains before the long-delayed film sees the sunshine of day.
Hollywood’s most persistent Indian filmmaker Manoj Night Shyamalan had was speculated to have made a movie at the same subject as Johnny Mastana . On hearing of Johnny Mastana he had imposed a restraining order at the film’s release expressing his desire to film the tale on his own.
However no progress have been made on Shyamalan’s proposed project.
While UTV and Percept evaded comment director Shoojit Sircar couldn’t contain his relief. “The timing of the court order in our favour couldn’t has been better timed. It comes when my third feature film Vicky Donor is at the verge of release.
We’ve retrieved my second feature film Johnny Mastana from Percept. Now we have to get it released from Manoj Shyamalan. I can’t discuss UTV’s plans on this respect. But I KNOW thon the court verdict has given me new hope.
More than my own despondency at the way the film was smothered I felt bad because Mr Bachchan had poured his life into Johnny Mastana.
Now I DO KNOW the film could be released. I'M sure Mr Shyamalan would see reason. He hasn’t even started his film. Our is complete and prepared. ”
