India, Dec. 23 -- Journalist and author Puja Changoiwala has initiated legal action against Karan Johar and Adar Poonawalla's Dharma Productions Private Limited, along with Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, for allegedly plagiarising her 2021 novel Homebound. She will file a suit in the Bombay High Court over the Neeraj Ghaywan film of the same name, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor.

In an email to Hindustan Times, Puja reveals that the production house received a legal notice from her lawyer regarding the alleged infringement before she approached the court.

Homebound was released in theatres on September 26, following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and has now been shortlisted for the...