India
launched
Operation
Sindoor
targeting
nine
terror
camps
across
Pakistan
and
Pakistan
occupied
Jammu
and
Kashmir
on
the
night
of
May
6-7.
Photograph:
ANI
Photo
Operation
Sindoor,
Mission
Sindoor
and
Sindoor:
The
Revenge…
Bollywood
filmmakers
and
actors
seem
to
be
in
a
rush
to
register
film
titles
inspired
by
the
codename
for
India’s
military
strikes
in
Pakistan,
submitting
over
30
applications
in
just
two
days.
India
carried
out
the
targeted
strikes
on
terror
sites
in
Pakistan
and
Pakistan
occupied
Kashmir
early
Wednesday
under
Operation
Sindoor,
two
weeks
after
the
massacre
of
26
people,
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir’s
Pahalgam.
Since
the
strikes,
the
Indian
Motion
Picture
Producers
Association
(IMPPA),
Indian
Film
and
Television
Producers
Council
(IFTPC)
and
Western
India
Film
Producers’
Association
(WIFPA)
have
witnessed
a
surge
in
applications
for
registration
of
film
titles
related
to
Operation
Sindoor.
The
three
bodies
have
received
over
30
title
applications
via
email
related
to
Operation
Sindoor,
and
the
numbers
are
likely
to
go
up
to
50-60.
“One
person
can
apply
for
any
number
of
titles
but
the
title
will
be
allotted
to
the
person
who
has
first
applied
for
it.
Any
producer,
who
wants
to
make
a
film,
looks
for
what
is
in
the
news.
This
is
something
India
is
proud
of,
so
filmmakers
want
to
bring
this
story,”
Anil
Nagrath,
Secretary,
IMPPA,
told
PTI.
In
the
past,
Nagrath
added,
IMPPA
has
received
title
applications
for
Kargil,
Uri,
Kumbh
and
others.
The
titles
being
applied
for
also
include
Hindustan
Ka
Sindoor,
Mission
Operation
Sindoor
and
Sindoor
Ka
Badla.
Applications
have
also
been
received
for
titles
in
the
name
of
Pahalgam,
like
Pahalgam:
The
Terror
Attack,
Pahalgam
Attack
and
others.
According
to
sources,
Aditya
Dhar,
who
directed
the
2019
film
Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike,
as
well
as
Suniel
Shetty,
Madhur
Bhandarkar,
Vivek
Agnihotri,
Ashok
Pandit
and
the
production
banner
T-Series
are
among
those
who
have
applied
for
the
titles.
“Once
the
title
is
applied,
a
committee
consisting
of
members
of
IMPPA,
IFTPC
or
WIFPA
and
the
Producers
Guild
of
India,
decides
who
should
get
the
title
purely
on
the
basis
of
who
registered
it
first.
There’s
no
favouritism
in
this
process,”
Nagrath
said.
The
application
fee
for
the
registration
of
a
title
is
set
at
Rs
300
plus
GST
and
if
it
is
on
an
urgent
basis,
it
is
Rs
3,000
plus
GST.
“There’s
a
timeline
of
three
years.
For
instance,
if
the
film
is
not
ready
within
three
years,
the
title
will
be
taken
away,”
Nagrath
said.
On
Thursday,
it
was
reported
that
Reliance
Industries
Limited
and
five
others
had
approached
the
Controller
General
of
Patents
Design
and
TradeMarks
for
the
registration
of
term
Operation
Sindoor,
seeking
to
use
the
phrase
for
entertainment-related
services
like
audio
and
video
content.
The
applications
were
filed
for
registration
under
Class
41
of
the
Nice
Classification,
which
includes
education
and
training
services,
film
and
media
production,
live
performances
and
events,
digital
content
delivery
and
publishing,
and
cultural
and
sporting
activities.
Reliance
later
withdrew
its
application,
stating
that
it
was
inadvertently
filed
by
a
junior
employee
without
authorisation.
