New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Hindi language filmmakers who have increasingly begun to bank on the trend of 'spiritual sequels' - films that may be similar in tone or theme to an earlier hit, but not a direct continuation of the plot, or even those that feature the same cast - may be in for legal challenges.

Film production and distribution house Eros International Media has filed a suit in the Bombay High Court against filmmaker Aanand L Rai and his production house Colour Yellow Media Entertainment LLP. It accused them of trademark infringement and copyright infringement over Rai's recent film Tere Ishk Mein. Eros says the film has been projected as a spiritual sequel to its 2013 film Raanjhana, also directed by Rai.

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