Strong step against piracy on the release of the movie Tees Maar Khan
On Thursday on the release of Tees Maar Khan, inlay cards used to make pirated DVDs of the movie were seized from a godown in Chembur and two men arrested. The raid was also a part of the ongoing operation to stop piracy in the city.
A police sub- inspector D Shinde, of the Chembur police station stated, “We received information about pirated DVDs being manufactured in a godown at Chembur. We raided the place and were seized the master reel of the film.”
The team of Tees Maar Khan and producers of the film, UTV Motion Pictures, and AACT have been working with the police to prevent piracy.
“We are working closely with the authorities to intercept attempts to copy or distribute pirated versions of the movie,” said Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO of UTV Motion Pictures.
Farah Khan director of the new release- Tees Maar Khan said, “Piracy negates all the hard work that goes into creating a movie. We seek support from the public as well and request them to call on the toll free number, to report piracy.”
The police, along with the ‘Alliance Against Copyright Theft’ (a coalition between Hollywood and Bollywood studios to fight the various forms of piracy in India) have made a total seizure of more than Rs 4 lakh, including around 4,000 pirated DVDs and 15,000 inlay cards. The consignment was sent to the city from Rajasthan, said reports.
(News Editor- Naushin Fatima Khan)
