Director Soham Shah sues Netflix for Plagiarism for copying his 2009 film ‘Luck’

Director Soham Shah has sued Netflix for plagiarism, claiming that the Korean show “Squid Game” is a copy of his 2009 movie ‘Luck’, but on Sunday, Netflix filmmakers said the allegation does not hold any truth. Netflix responded by saying, “This claim has no merit.” ‘Squid Game’ was created by and written by Hwang Dong Hyuk, and we intend to defend this matter vigorously.”

A lawsuit document acquired by TMZ indicates that ‘Squid Game,’ which currently stands as Netflix’s most popular show since its launch in 2021, has been described and deemed ‘the copycat’ of the 2009 Indian film ‘Luck,’ starring Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan, and Sanjay Dutt. Based on the work of Hwang Dong Hyuk, ‘Squid Game’ revolves around 456 debt-ridden participants who have a chance of winning 45 billion won if they play a version of children’s games. On the other hand, “Luck” presents the tale of a mafia boss who recruits people with ‘luck’-related abilities to participate in a series of trials where global bookies wager on the outcome.

TMZ stated that in ‘Luck,’ “it’s only after characters start competing that they realize losing any of the challenges means death—and that the death of a fellow participant also increases the pot of money available to the remaining contestants.”.

Soham Shah in the legal papers said that the script of this film was written in 2006 and the film was released in July, 2009. On the other hand, “Squid Game’s” show runner Hwang Dong Hyuk, in his interview said that he first thought about the idea in 2008. Shah’s allegations came only a few months before the airing of the second season of the hit TV show “Squid Game” which features a South Korean actress Lee Jung-jae on December 26.

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