NEW DELHI, Sept 22: A New Delhi court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Hollywood studio Warner Bros against the makers of Bollywood film ‘Hari Puttar’ over its title, lawyers for both sides said.

Warner Bros, which owns the rights to the blockbuster ‘Harry Potter’ movies, argued the Indian film sounded too similar to the name of their young wizard hero.

“The case has been dismissed. The court said that Warner Bros had known the title of the film since 2005 and had delayed bringing the case to court until the last moment,” defending lawyer Pratibha Singh said.The Delhi High Court added that consumers who read the ‘Harry Potter’ books, written by J. K. Rowling, were sufficiently educated to know ‘Hari Puttar’ was different, Singh said.—AFP