Shakib Khan-starrer ‘Password’ was released on last Eid-ul-Fitr which has gained a lot of praise from the audience and as per the hopes of the concerned personnel it has also pulled a big profit. But along with such renown there have also been accusations of the film being copied from a Korean film. There have been questions going back and forth as to ‘Password’ being a copy of the film ‘The Target’. Alongside all the accusations there have also been a written complaint against the film by a film critic named Ananda Kutum submitted to the censor board.
Under such conditions the members of film censor board examined the mentioned Korean film on July 4. After which they too concurred to the fact that some scenes of the film does have similarity with the Bangladeshi one. But, considering the current state of the film industry in Bangladesh at present they decided to not take any severe step against ‘Password’.
Vice chairman of censor board says, “After receiving the complaint letter we have examined the Korean film ‘The Target’ and it is evident that there are a few scenes in ‘password’ which are similar to this one. In simple words, we have found evidence of copying from the film. But, the present situation of the Bangladeshi film industry is not that good. We don’t want to discourage producers from making any films. That is why we are not taking any severe step at this moment.”
He added, “We have sent letters to the film’s producer and director. We have warned them from doing any similar thing in future. If they repeat this action again then actions will be taken against them.”
Regarding the accusations Malek Afsari previously said that the Korean film is only 1 hour 37 minutes in duration where as ‘Password’ is 2 hours 17 minutes long.
