Alia Bhatt and Shahrukh Khan starrer 'Dear Zindagi' has been enjoying decent collection on box office also the film getting appreciation from critics as well. The film is directorial venture of Gauri Shinde. But again and again a question arises infront of the makers of 'Dear Zindagi' that the film is a plagiarism!

However, Gauri denied the matter of their film being plagiarism of Erica. As per source, “the producers of the series, Temple Street Productions have sent a legal notice to Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions for copyright infringement.”

Added by source, “Karan and the Dharma CEO, Apoorva Mehta were not aware that DZ was inspired in such detail from the Canadian show. Meanwhile, Gauri maintains her script is original, but the similarities are too glaring to go unnoticed. Gauri Khan, who is also one of the producers, and the makers are now trying to figure how to sort it out amicably. This is the first time that Dharma, which has a clean reputation, has faced a plagiarism charge.” “It’s not true... We haven’t received anything at all," denied by makers. In spite of all, Alia Bhatt's work in the movie was praised by many.

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Gauri Shinde praises her heroine of 'Dear Zindagi'