Pak director accuses Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy of intellectual theftKarachi, Mar 1(AZINS) A Pakistani director has accused journalist and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy of stealing his idea and script for her Academy Award winning documentary film A Girl in the River. Syed Noor, who has directed and produced several hit films, said Sharmeen stole the central idea, script and name from a film he made about two years ago.

Sharmeen's A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, about a survivor of an attempted honour killing in her country, has won the best documentary short award at the 88th Academy Awards. This is the second win for Sharmeen, who previously bagged the Oscar in the same category in 2011 for Saving Face.

Noor said his film Price of Honour, which was released in 2011 but did not do well at the box-office also revolved around the same subject. "I am really disheartened that she copied things from my film but didn't bother to give me any credit," he said.

Noor said he was disheartened that the idea and the name was copied from his film but he was not given due credit, but he would not pursue legal action against Sharmeen.