Kiran Rao’s film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ faces plagiarism allegations due to its striking similarities with the 2019 short film ‘Burqa City’ by Fabrice Bracq. The comparison has gone viral. Bracq points out specific scenes and characters that are too similar to ignore, while ‘Laapataa Ladies’ writer Biplab Goswami denies the accusations, asserting his film’s originality.