I'm not crazy to copy it from published works: Chetan Bhagat

umbai, May 10:Chetan Bhagat says in Bangalore in a pragmatism case that Bangalore writer commented on her "One Indian Girl" bogus.

The complainant and translator Bajpai filed a lawsuit against the Bangalore court that prevented the suspension of the "One Indian Girl" book.

Bajpai said in the social media that Bhagat's book "characters,places and emotional stream" was lifted from one of his books,the Odds and Ends.

A court hearing in this regard is slated for Thursday.

Talking about the issue, Bhagat told here: "I am not so foolish to copy anything from a published work.The court is yet to hear me.That is absolutely a bogus case,a false allegation.She went to the court and filed a case just before the court goes to summer vacation.So it is taking time,but once the court hears me, truth will come out."

Bajpai had sent a legal notice to Bhagat on February 22,asking him to withdraw his book "One Indian Girl" and pay an amount of Rs 500,000 as damages.According to her,the central character of Bhagat's book has a similarity with one of her short stories "Drawing Parallels".

But Bhagat said in his defence: "I did not read her book,and I have written my story which is original."

"Plagiarism is a serious charge and if I have done that, by now screen shots of her work and my work would be all over the places on social media. The charge (of plagiarism) is absolutely baseless. I am in the middle of a film release ('Half Girlfriend' which is based on his eponymous book), so I am suffering... But what to do?

"Of course my legal team will address it and I know I will win it," he added.

This is not the first time that the author has faced a controversy or criticism. Whether it was his comment on intolerance in the country or on the work of historians -- Bhagat has often been trolled on social media.

In fact, after the announcement that one of his novels will be a part of Delhi University's syllabus for its undergraduate degree in English, literature experts were quick to slam the development.

Asked if he was a soft target, Bhagat said: "I am a writer who wrote an opinion and I can not impress everyone as my job is Mr. Charmer. I am sure that why should I change this society is happening now and it is very clear that some people are concerned.

"As long as I know, I'm doing the right thing, I do not care about other people ... this is their choice."

The author is currently busy promoting "Half Girlfriend", releasing on May 19.