In style lyricist Sameer Anjaan is miffed with the development of recreations as the unique writers and composers are by no means duly credited within the new variations, an act, he stated, which may solely be corrected by preventing it out within the court docket.
Sameer, who has been within the showbiz for over three many years, penning for movies like “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, “Raja Hindustani”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, stated he spoke to veteran screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar, who’s the chairman of Indian Performing Proper Society (IPRS).
“What’s occurring will not be proper. We’re completely in opposition to it and in addition planning to take this to court docket to struggle this. As a result of we give rights to them (music labels) for a specific movie solely however they’re recreating, utilising the songs in several movies and tasks.
“I spoke to Javed Akhtar, as he’s the chairman of IPRS, and all of us are planning to go to court docket. That is the one answer in any other case they will not cease,” Sameer instructed PTI.
The lyricist was on the receiving finish of the development when his chartbuster “Dilbar Dilbar” was recreated by Bhushan Kumar-led T-Collection for the John Abraham-starrer “Batla Home” (2019).
Sameer stated when he noticed the credit score plate of the song in an advertorial, he was gutted.
“They credited Shabbir Ahmed, who has written solely two traces of the start. Relaxation all is my unique work. Sooner or later, how will the approaching era come to know who’s the unique author? The credit are finished in a manner, they’re going to suppose it is penned by another person,” he stated.
“A lot of the writers who’re a part of the recreations overtly take credit score for the brand new work, on stage and even in award capabilities. How can they do that?” he requested.
Just lately, T-series launched the remix of the favored song “Masakali”, which featured in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s “Delhi 6”, from composer Tanishq Bagchi and singers Tulsi Kumar and Sachet Tandon
The recreated observe did not go down properly with followers and the unique inventive workforce behind the song with composer AR Rahman, lyricist Prasoon Joshi and singer Mohit Chauhan expressing their disappointment.
Sameer stated it is “completely unethical” that the music label would not even purchase the rights from the unique creators of a specific song earlier than rehashing it.
“They’re (labels) additionally not giving a single rupee to them. That is completely unethical. It is our ethical proper they usually cannot take it away. If you wish to recreate and the unique author remains to be alive, why do not you method them and ask them to jot down no matter further you need?
“As a result of they know we can’t be prepared to present rights for this. The brand new writers haven’t any morality, they want cash to outlive in order that they take up the work. We’ve to struggle this.”
For the lyricist, one other challenge with recreations is that they by no means retain the essence of the unique.
“Even Javed sahab’s song ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’ was recreated by anyone and the writing credit score was given to another person. The worst half is, the one who’s writing, they do not know what are the unique author’s ideas. They write something with out connecting with the thought and that is unhappy,” he added.
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