"Terrible Habit": Did Dharma Productions' Creative Head Call Out Vidhu Vinod Chopra For Not Giving '12th Fail' Writers Enough Credit?
Did Dharma Productions' creative head Somen Mishra just call out '12th Fail' director Vidhu Vinod Chopra?
'12th Fail' is one of the most loved films of 2023 and director Vidhu Vinod Chopra and actor Vikrant Massey continue to receive love and appreciation for the film. Recently, the Hindi movie which was released in theatres in October 2023, premiered on Disney+ Hotstar and the film has found a newer audience. In the latest entertainment news, it seems that Somen Mishra, Head of Content at Dharma Productions took a potshot at '12th Fail' director Vidhu Vinod Chopra for not giving due credit to the film's writers.
Somen Mishra shared a video featuring Rohit Shetty, in which the latter was seen appreciating the writers of his upcoming web series 'Indian Police Force'.
Citing the example of a film that was released on OTT recently, Somen Mishra tried to express his views on writers not being given enough credit. Somen did not name anyone in particular, but Reddit users have tried to connect the dots.
“Be like Rohit Shetty. Be like my boss KJ. Always acknowledge your writers. Stop hogging all credits. Some directors have a terrible habit of forgetting their writers. Don’t be a d**k. A film which released on ott recently and is getting lot of love, nobody knows who has written it or the book on which it is based. Because the director remembers only him doing everything in all his interviews," wrote Somen Mishra.
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Somen Mishra, Dharma's CEO, takes a dig at Vidhu Vinod Chopra after the success of 12th Fail. He has been on a hate spree for any film maker who is not part of Dharma. In the last 6 months, he has taken digs at Chris Nolan, Sandeep Vanga and now Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
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Earlier, Somen had praised Vidhu Vinod Chopra's '12th Fail'. Soman said that the film had the best climax of the year. However, he also said that the director failed to give credit to the writing and editing team.
"I just revisited the last 15-20mins of #12theFail. It still works, so moving, so emo. Seen the film in theatre, not a single eye ws dry. Quite an achievement when the film is abt cracking an exam+when everyone knows the climax. Still to take you on that journey and making it work," he wrote on X.
"As much as we all are praising the film+VVC, I hope he realises he is too chindi with credits,especially writing and editing. Need to stop hogging all credits. Has done in the past too. Acchi film banayee, director hai, that's enough. You become bigger by giving the right credits," he added.
Talking about ‘12th Fail’, the new movie is based on a book by Anurag Pathak and the film chronicles the life of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcame extreme poverty to become an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
The new Hindi movie also highlights his journey and how his wife, IRS officer Shraddha Joshi, was instrumental in his rise.
