Mumbai, January 07: After a hiatus of almost 5 years, director Saurabh Shukla has a film release to his name. After making his debut with MUDDA – THE ISSUE (2003), he had followed it up with CHEHRAA (2005), RAAT GAYI BAAT GAYI is his third film as a director. However, he didn’t opt for a safe route as far as the plotline and storyline was concerned. He decided to tell a story about one night and took references from quite a few real life incidents that had happened around him.
However, till the release of the film, there were allegations that his film was inspired by 2009 Hollywood hit HANGOVER. Even though the makers did make their stand clear by declaring that RAAT GAYI BAAT GAYI was completed way before HANGOVER, there were still doubts galore.
Now that this Rajat Kapoor and Neha Dhupia starrer is running on screens, all doubts have been diluted and it is quite clear that except for the reference to a drunk night followed by a hangover, there is no similarity between the two films that were made on opposite sides of the world.
—Agencies