from Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji (GA)

Panaji, Nov 25: Bimal Roy's family has lodged a formal complaint with the Film Writers association pointing out that the climax of Om Shanti Om (OSO) is a pick from Roy's classic – Madhumati.

Rinki Roy Bhattacharya, the eldest daughter of the film-maker, has dashed the letter of complaint against Farah Khan-directed movie Om Shanti Om, released last year.

"The climax from the film (OSO) is similar to scene from Madhumati. I have formally made the protest about the climax being lifted by Om Shanti Om," Bhattacharya told reporters at a press conference during International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 underway in Goa.

"It's a genuine complaint. Even the OSO film reviews have mentioned that the parts from the film are from Karz and Madhumati. But the film-makers have not given the credit to Madhumati," she pointed out.

Madhumati is a Hindi movie produced in 1958 directed by Bimal Roy and written  by Ritwik Ghatak. The film had bagged filmfare's best movie award in 1959.

Bimal Roy is a legendary film-maker whose birth centenary was celebrated last year. The IFFI 2008 has a bouquet of his film in a special section, a tribute to him.

Bhattacharya, who is a chairperson of Bimal Roy memorial and film society, said that she would not slap a legal case against OSO makers. "It's not like slapping a case. I am my father's daughter and I will protest on whatever is unjust," she commented.

The 2007 produced OSO was in trouble earlier when Hindi's veteran actor Manoj Kumar protested against few of the scenes in the flick. A city civil court had ordered that OSO would be aired on television only after deleting the objectionable scenes.

In yet another case against OSO, a film writer Ajay Monga had claimed that the movie is a copy of his script