nobody’s saying either wrong is right. nobody’s blaming the one dude.
as an indian, i’ve always cringed at movies like baazi, kaante, aatank hi aatank, hum tum, chachi 420, zinda, ek ruka hua faisla, satte pe satta, sholay, qayamat, ghulam, and a boatload of other shameless rip-offs and i was just marvelling at the irony of the situation.
van gogh sold hundreds of paintings in his lifetime.
if you dont believe me, see this QI clip that confirms it.