Kalki 2898 AD In Trouble? Makers Accused of 'Plagiarism' by Hollywood Concept Artist: 'It Is The Same'

Looks like Kalki 2898 AD has landed in legal trouble. Hollywood concept artists Oliver Beck and Sung Choi have accused the makers of Prabhas starrer of plagiarism. Recently, the two took to their respective X (formerly known as Twitter) handles and levelled serious allegations against the makers of Kalki 2898 AD.

Talking about the same, in a recent interview with Indian Express, Oliver claimed that the makers of Kalki 2898 AD had initially approached him to collaborate on the film. However, they could not work together due to certain reasons. He further claimed that when the trailer was released on June 10, he was shocked to see its resemblances with his previous work.

“It might be difficult to see the plagiarism when you are not an artist. You might not see it immediately but all my artist friends that I have talked to and the artist community are very clear that this was referenced from my work and you can see clearly that the main takeaways are the colour palettes, it is the same, and also the shapes. It is not an exact copy but the shapes are similar. It is too much of a coincidence because they also contacted me to work on this film. So, they know my portfolio and they have seen my work so it is too much of a coincidence,” Oliver said.

However, the concept artist also shared that he is not sure about taking legal action against the makers of Kalki. “Legal recourse is challenging for me because there isn’t direct copying of my artwork. Legal action typically requires very evident plagiarism, such as in Sung Choi’s case where the work was practically copy-pasted,” he added.

Kalki 2898 AD is one of the most awaited films. Directed by Nag Ashwin, it stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan in the lead. The trailer of the film was released earlier this month which suggested that it will be a futuristic take on the Mahabharat.