Hari Puttar: Bollywood’s Answer to Harry Potter and Home Alone

By Alex in Film on Dec 21, 2008 at 1:17 pm

What happens when Bollywood combines Harry potter and Home Alone? Here’s Hari Puttar – A Comedy of Terrors, directed by Lucky Kohli.

The movie is about a ten year old Indian boy named Hari Prasad Dhoonda, nicknamed Hari Puttar (Puttar means "son" in Punjabi), who was left home when his parents go on vacation. Just like Home Alone, Hari soon has to face burglars who wanted to steal his father’s secret formula.

Given the similarity to its movies, Warner Bros. decided to sue but the case was thrown out by Indian courts on the grounds that the public would be able to tell the difference and Warner had waited too long to file their case.

Hari Puttar’s official website | Trailer of the movie at Clipser: Link

Tags: Bollywood, Hari Puttar, Harry Potter, hollywood, Home Alone, remake

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Itteh
Dec 21st, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I am almost certain that Hari Puttar has nothing at all to do with Harry Potter, which makes Warner Bros. even more ridiculous for trying to sue. The only similarity is the title.
Ajan
Dec 21st, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Firstly, there’s nothing like “BOLLYWWOD”, its just a local nick-name.
Secondly, if spelt in the Non-Indian tongue/language “Hari Puttar” sounds as “Harry Potter”.
Thirdly, Warner Bros’. case was baseless and ignorant.
Larfin Jackarse
Dec 21st, 2008 at 3:32 pm
They’re stealing from thieves.
Hari
Dec 21st, 2008 at 4:16 pm
this was really ridiculous because it isn’t even a copy of harry potter…you should see some of the movies made in India, more than half are (BAD) copies of American movies and I’m not sure that they even had the rights to make them.
DOJ
Dec 21st, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I see this as identical to selling canned sea water labeled “Pepzi: Special”
Evilbeagle
Dec 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 am
Pretty ridiculous to sue. It’s just WB attempting (and comically failing) at a money grab.

Now that I am thinking about it, I hated Home Alone.
Gauldar
Dec 22nd, 2008 at 10:37 am
DOJ, you mean they are selling Crystal Pepsi again!?!
DOJ
Dec 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
@Gaulder – I Wish! I mean, look, you can totally see through it! *smile*

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