A movie is an expression of its author’s idea and an indubitable reflection of society. However, the authorship of a movie is a nebulous concept and varies from country to country. In India, the producer is the author of a movie whereas, in the UK, both the principal director and the producer are authors. The recent rift over the remaking of the movie Mr. India has kindled the debate over the director’s right on a film when the original director expressed his disappointment over the news of a remake of the movie by director Ali Abbas Zafar. The present essay is an attempt to discuss cinematic authorship and to highlight the legislative flaw in granting the authorship of the movie, to the producer. The author has also accentuated the inconceivable extension of authorship to non-human entities which further stretches the concept of a moral right to non-human entities. In conclusion, the author has argued that the present cinematic setting is a relic of the British’ Copyright Act, 1956 and needs to be amended now.