Director Kiran Rao’s acclaimed film, Laapataa Ladies, is facing plagiarism claims with many social media users posting about its resemblance with the 2019 Arabic film Burqa City. The speculations erupted after a video featuring a scene from Burqa City went viral on social media.
As the post went viral, several users questioned what seemed like a similar plot, involving a newlywed man searching for his wife after she is mistakenly swapped with another woman wearing a burqa.