New Delhi:
Kiran Rao Missing ladies A video clip of an Arabic short film faced allegations of literary theft Burka City It went viral on social media. Kiran Rao’s light-hearted social Dramedy, which was India’s official Oscar entry this year, has been accused of “copying” its concept from the 2019 short film. Burka city, Directed by French filmmaker Fabris Brack.
Viral view from Burka City Shows a newly married person in search of his wife, as he is wrong with another burqa-switched woman.
In Missing Ladies, The hero, lamp, another snail-clad in a train with a woman with her new bride is swapped to a discovery even after being swapped.
In Burka CityThe police officer laughs when the hero shows a picture of a burqa-switched woman as he is recognized due to his veil. In Missing ladiesRavi Kishan’s character reacts in the same way when Deepak contacts him with a picture of his veil wife.
Internet expressed its disappointment over striking equality between two films Missing ladies A detailed proliferation received critical praise.
One user wrote, “So what would you call it? Inspiration or copy?”
Another user wrote, “There is nothing original about Bollywood anymore. All inspiration comes from alcohol-filled-moV-nights-party. If you know, you know!”
Kiran Rao’s Lapta Ladies, Oscar’s official entry and an original work is estimated, actually inspired by the 2019 short film called Burka City.
Set in the Middle East, the 19 -minute film follows a newly married person, whose wife is exchanged due to the same … pic.twitter.com/b7gchn2mmi
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Another comment reads, “It is compared that Lapata Ladies compared to Burka City, which has been given striking similarities in subjects and fiction structure. If Rao’s film actually reflects the major aspects of Burka City, it raises a valid question about the fine line between originality and inspiration and copy. Search.
This is not the first time that the film has faced the issue of literary theft. In July 2024, actor Anant Mahadevan also called the film on his originality and claimed that there was a striking equality under his first direction, The pat of the mite opened (1999).
Directed by Kiran Rao and produced by Aamir Khan, missing women have been made in the headlines by a fresh artists, including Pratibha Ranta, Nitanshi Goyal and Sparsh Srivastava. The film entertained several awards in IIFA 2025.
The manufacturers are yet to respond to allegations of literary theft.
