Before we begin to 'dissect' 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl', let's clear a few
misconceptions. The rumor goes that 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' seeks inspiration
from 'John Tucker Must Die'. Incidentally, the same was said about Yash Raj's
youth-centric banner, Y-Films' first venture 'Luv Ka The End'. There's talk that
'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' also borrows from another movie, 'Spread' and also from
Jeffrey Archer's novel 'Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less'. In the existing
circumstances, making a bare-faced rip off would be blasphemous. However, I'd
like to add, 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl' takes the same route as Yash Raj's earlier
success 'Bunty Aur Babli'. Actually, there's no commonality between 'Bunty Aur
Babli' and 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl', except that both have the con angle as the
wallpaper. But comparisons apart, it's a novel, contemporary tale [story: Aditya
Chopra].
