Chetan Bhagat's Halfgirlfriend, plagiarism and more

India's celebrated author Chetan Bhagat has run into trouble after the Dumraon royal family sued him for their references in his book Half-Girlfriend. They threatened to file a defamation suit for showing them in bad light.

Following this, Dr Birbal Jha an English scholar in Bihar accused the bestselling author of plagiarism. Dr Jha, director of British Lingua in Bihar's capital city Patna alleged that the book plot has been inspired by his play Englishia Boli.

Rumours are abuzz that Chetan Bhagat had visited Jha's institute for a brief interaction with students. Jha said that his play was out much before Chetan's Half Girlfriend.