It was an honest misunderstanding on Jaya Ahsan's part: Nuhash

Debi, a film based on late Humayun Ahmed's one of the most popular characters ever written, has been under production. The film has been produced by actress Jaya Ahsan. Recently the poster and teaser trailer has been released and it has been informed that the movie will soon be released.

However, recently Humayun Ahmed's daughter Shila Ahmed raised questions over loyalty issue. She stated that the film was made without any permission of the sons and daughters of the late popular writer. After that, criticism followed the movie even before the official release.   Meanwhile, Humayun Ahmed's son Nuhash Humayun shared a post in his verified Facebook clarifying the overall loyalty debate. He claimed that, Jaya Ahsan did not know about the legal permission part and it was an honest misunderstanding on her part.

Beside Debi's loyalty issue, he also talked about the ownership of the intellectual property of Humayun Ahmed. He wrote-"A few words on the film Debi:I'm sure a lot of us are excited about the film Debi. There's undoubtedly great talent behind and in front of the camera for this project, but of course a lot of this excitement has to do with the characters, story and legacy Debi carries.

DEBI is based on my father Humayun Ahmed's novel and features his famous creation Misir Ali - a brilliant character we all know and love. What you may NOT know is that this film went into production without my consent, or that of my three sisters Nova Ahmed, Sheila Ahmed and Bipasha Ahmed.

All of Humayun Ahmed's creations belong jointly to his heirs. Releasing a film without obtaining the rights from the four of us is thus unlawful.  When Ms. Ahsan, the producer of the film, became aware of this, she immediately reached out to my family and obtained the rights from the four of us.

She waited for all four of our signatures before continuing the marketing and release of Debi. See technically, the film should not have gone into production without our permission in the first place but it was an honest misunderstanding on Ms. Ahsan's part.

-Entertainment Desk