Bollywood actress Lisa Ray attacks Saaho makers for 'plagiarism'

Lisa posted on Instagram a picture of the poster of the movie and the original work to highlight the issue.

She also tagged original artist  Shilo Shiv Suleman.

In a long post, she wrote: "It’s not even the image you see in the mirror. Creativity and its sister Art reach us from the sweet spot of the universe- the soul you might say- through mystery. But I do know that the creator- artist is the channel for it. Let me tell you how hard it is to birth anything original or authentic."

"I personally labored for years over my book, quelled the doubts and noise from others and didn’t emerge until I had almost undone myself. Because it’s a calling. And when I was moving through dark spaces of self-doubt or hitting creative blocks, I would turn to the work that @shiloshivsuleman puts out into the world and shares on her Instagram handle for inspiration. I can recognize when a creator works honourably and deeply, bleeding, sacrificing, unsleeping, stretching herself in the direction of emotional bravery to produce work that births those feelings we all look for in day to day life," she said.

She further attacked the makers and said: " This is NOT inspiration but blatant theft. In no world, is this acceptable. The production did not contact the creator, ask her permission nor offer to collaborate or offer a credit. Nothing."

She said: "I believed the Hindi film industry was evolving necessarily past stealing storylines and rampant plagiarism but the producers of Shahoo have obviously not gotten the memo when it comes to art."

Saaho, which is being considered as a major release of the year, hit theatre on Friday.

It featured actors Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles.