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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Hari Puttar<br />
| image =Hari Puttar, A Comedy of Terrors.jpeg<br />
| director = Lucky Kohli and Rajesh Bajaj<br />
| starring = [[Sarika]]<br/>Zain Khan<br/>[[Swini Khara]]<br/>[[Jackie Shroff]]<br/>[[Saurabh Shukla]]<br/>[[Vijay Raaz]]<br />
| producer = A.P. Parigi<br />
| music = [[Aadesh Shrivastav]]<br>[[Guru Sharma]] <br />
| cinematography = <br />
| distributors = Mirchi Movies Limited<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|9|26}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''''Hari Puttar''''' is a 2008 Indian [[comedy]] film directed by Lucky Kohli and Rajesh Bajaj. The film features [[Sarika]], Zain Khan, [[Swini Khara]], [[Saurabh Shukla]], [[Vijay Raaz]], [[Jackie Shroff]] and [[Lilette Dubey]].<ref name=BBC/> It was released on 26 September 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/sep/28/india.hari.puttar|title=Hari Puttar fails to conjure Harry Potter magic|date=27 September 2008|website=the Guardian}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The film revolves around a ten-year-old boy, Hari Prasad Dhoonda (nicknamed Hari Puttar), who has recently moved from [[India]] to the [[United Kingdom]]. Left home alone with his cousin Tuk Tuk when his parents go on vacation, Hari must deal with two burglars who hope to steal a secret formula Hari's father had created.<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The soundtrack for ''Hari Puttar'' features songs composed by [[Aadesh Shrivastav]] with lyrics by Sameer:<br />
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*"Hari Puttar" - [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] and [[Neha Bhasin]].<br />
*"Tutari" - [[Sukhwinder Singh]] and [[Sunidhi Chauhan]].<br />
*"Bhai Ae Gaya" - [[Akriti Kakkar]] and Vicky Chandra<br />
*"Meri Yaadon Mein Hai Tu" - [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
*"Hari Hari Puttar Hai" - Hamza Faruqui, Zain Khan and Sonia<br />
*"Hari Puttar is a Dude" - [[Aishwarya Majmudar]] and Sameer<br />
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==Controversy==<br />
[[Warner Bros.]] filed a lawsuit against production company Mirchi Movies to stop the release of the film due to the similarity of its title to that of the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' series]]. An Indian court threw out the case on the basis that the public would be able to differentiate between the two titles, and that Warner had chosen to wait three years until the film's release to file their case.<ref name=BBC>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7628948.stm|title=Warner Bros lose Hari Puttar case|date=22 September 2008|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><br />
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Mirchi Movies CEO Munish Purii has insisted that there is very little similarity between ''Hari Puttar'' and any elements in the ''Harry Potter'' franchise, and explained that Hari is a popular Indian name, while "puttar" means "son" in the [[Punjabi language]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-hari-dc-idUSN2447094320080825|title=Warners suit takes issue with Indian film's title|first=Nyay|last=Bhushan|date=25 August 2008|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|1255873}}<br />
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