Aanand L Rai Addresses ₹84 Crore Lawsuit Filed By Eros Over 'Raanjhanaa' Copyright Infringement In 'Tere Ishk Mein'
Starring Dhanush and Kriti Sanon, 'Tere Ishk Mein' released in November 2025.
Days after production house Eros International Media Ltd accused Aanand L Rai and his production banner of unlawfully leveraging the intellectual property of Raanjhanaa for his new film Tere Ishk Mein and filed an ₹84 crore lawsuit, the filmmaker has finally broken his silence.
According to NDTV, the filmmaker weighed in on the controversy, dubbing it a part of life and especially business, where "such things keep happening."
"I don't even know why, how, or from where this has come. But I think it is a legal matter, so let the legal people handle it. There is a lawyer on their side, and a lawyer from here will respond too. I don't think it has any meaning."
The publication quoted the filmmaker stating that anyone has the right to say what they want, but he is unfazed by it. "So it's not something to be taken too seriously. It's more for the lawyers to deal with. Since it's a legal matter, I won't speak much about it, but it's nothing serious," Rai said.
It was reported that Eros filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Rai and his production banner, Colour Yellow Media Entertainment LLP, for "unlawfully leveraging" the intellectual property of Raanjhanaa—the 2013 romantic drama that he directed for Eros—for his film Tere Ishk Mein, which was released in theatres in November 2025.
Eros claimed that the company holds exclusive rights over Raanjhanaa, "including copyright, registered trademarks, characters, dialogues, and sequel or remake rights" and alleged that "these protected elements were used without consent to suggest a creative or narrative link between the 2013 film and Tere Ishk Mein," the publication reported.
Eros and Rai had previously locked horns last year when the former re-released an AI-powered Tamil version of Ambikapathy (Raanjhanaa), which changed the tragic ending to a happier one. Both Raanjhanaa and Tere Ishk Mein were headlined by Dhanush, who is likely to team up again with Rai for a new film.