Prabhu was forced to change the title of his last film from Rambo Rajkumar to R…Rajkumar because of copyright issues
Mumbai:
Prabhudheva in no mood to yield on 'Action Jackson'Suggested: Prabhudeva adamant on the title Action Jackson for his Ajay Devgan flickImage: Prabhu was forced to change the title of his last film from Rambo Rajkumar to R...Rajkumar because of copyright issues (image NDTV)MumbaiDespite a legal notice from Hollywood studio Warner Bros. claiming copyright infringement, director Prabhudheva and his producer Gordhan Tanwani are in no mood to budge from the title Action Jackson.
Warner Bros' 1988 Hollywood film featuring Carl Weathers and Sharon Stone released with the same name and the production house has given the makers of the Bollywood film a notice to change the title as Action Jackson is registered by them for the sub-continent as well.
A letter has been sent to Baba Arts Limited Production and Eros International, who are jointly producing the film.
On the other hand, Prabhudheva says there is a very special reason why his film is called Action Jackson.
"We named the film Action Jackson because our hero Ajay Devgan is known as 'AJ' and we thought it would be a good idea to use the initials and extend it into the title Action Jackson as Ajay is doing both action and dancing in the film," said the director.
Prabhudheva, who also changed the title of his previous film Rambo Rajkumar to R...Rajkumar, says that he can't "keep giving in like this for every title".
"It isn't like Rambo Rajkumar where 'Rambo' was a patented name by the Hollywood studio. How can anyone claim copyright over the words 'action' and 'Jackson'? And since the word 'Jackson' is in my title for the dancing, we might have (late pop legend) Michael Jackson's family claiming copyright violation. We can't just keep giving in like this for every title," he said.
As for the title belonging to a Hollywood film, Prabhu defends his title.
"I had never heard of a Hollywood film titled Action Jackson. Didn't it come 25 years ago? So many films are titled Romeo & Juliet. Should Shakespeare's family sue?"
Warner Bros' 1988 Hollywood film featuring Carl Weathers and Sharon Stone released with the same name and the production house has given the makers of the Bollywood film a notice to change the title as Action Jackson is registered by them for the sub-continent as well.
A letter has been sent to Baba Arts Limited Production and Eros International, who are jointly producing the film.
On the other hand, Prabhudheva says there is a very special reason why his film is called Action Jackson.
"We named the film Action Jackson because our hero Ajay Devgan is known as 'AJ' and we thought it would be a good idea to use the initials and extend it into the title Action Jackson as Ajay is doing both action and dancing in the film," said the director.
Prabhudheva, who also changed the title of his previous film Rambo Rajkumar to R...Rajkumar, says that he can't "keep giving in like this for every title".
"It isn't like Rambo Rajkumar where 'Rambo' was a patented name by the Hollywood studio. How can anyone claim copyright over the words 'action' and 'Jackson'? And since the word 'Jackson' is in my title for the dancing, we might have (late pop legend) Michael Jackson's family claiming copyright violation. We can't just keep giving in like this for every title," he said.
As for the title belonging to a Hollywood film, Prabhu defends his title.
"I had never heard of a Hollywood film titled Action Jackson. Didn't it come 25 years ago? So many films are titled Romeo & Juliet. Should Shakespeare's family sue?"
