Varun Dhawan starrer ‘October’ has landed in a legal trouble after a budding Marathi director Sarika Mene files a complaint against the director Shoojit Sircar for plagiarism.

Sarika has alleged the National Award-winning director Shoojit Sircar’s latest venture October is a copy of her film. The makers of ‘October’ have picked up the main plot point and characters from her 2017 production Aarti – The Unknown Love Story.

A criminal complaint has been filed against Shoojit and October writer Juhi Chaturvedi at the Vile Parle police station.

While speaking to a  leading daily,  Sarika said, “When the trailer was out, I did get a gut feeling that it would be same, I was wondering such a big name would not do this to me so I thought it will be (just a) little glance of my film. When the film released and I saw it, it was 90 per cent same. He (Shoojit) is such a respected person… I have seen his films like ‘Piku’, ‘Vicky Donor’ I was like he has a (story) sense I am shocked he did this.”

Reacting to the claims, Shoojit told a leading daily, “We have received a letter. And we will surely respond to the letter officially… We will let you know our official statement.”

Sarika said she has been asked to show her film to the associations. “I was pleading with them to see my film first and then watch ‘October’ and they finally want to see it now. I want justice on the basis of merit. I don’t know how much time it will take to sort this thing out,”

Well, what will happen next in this case, only time will tell.