Raksha Bandhan: Original or yet another Lollywood copy

• “Raksha Bandhan” teaser heavily influenced by Pakistani film “Load Wedding”.
• Raksha Bandhan appears to have taken a lot of inspiration from Nabeel Qureshi’s work.
• Journalist Mahwash Ajaz says this isn’t the first time Bollywood has copied his work.

The teaser for the upcoming film “Raksha Bandhan,” starring Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, has been released publicly. Naturally, the audience’s first impression is that it was significantly influenced by the Pakistani film “Load Wedding.”

Mehwish Hayat and Fahad Mustafa, two A-list actors from Lollywood, played the key roles in the 2019 movie. Hawk-eyed internet users have discovered another source of inspiration or a copy and are now sharing their opinions.

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The next Bollywood film, according to journalist Mahwash Ajaz, appears to have taken a lot of inspiration from filmmaker Nabeel Qureshi’s work, she wrote on Twitter.

Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film seems to have ‘borrowed’ heavily from @nabeelqureshi’s #LoadWedding.

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Imitation is flattery? Because this isn’t the first time they’ve copied Nabeel’s work. pic.twitter.com/nwNCgHvjX0

— Mahwash Ajaz 🇵🇰 (@mahwashajaz_) June 21, 2022

“Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film seems to have ‘borrowed’ heavily from @nabeelqureshi’s #LoadWedding. Imitation is flattery? Because this isn’t the first time they’ve copied Nabeel’s work.”

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Journalist Mahwash Ajaz says this isn’t the first time Bollywood has copied his work.

“Previously Nabeel’s film #ActorInLaw’s famous “electricity case” was taken and plastered in Batti Gul Meter Chalu. Watch @fahadmustafa26 being brilliant in this sequence,”