'I'm Going To Court', Pakistani Singer To Take Legal Action Against Karan Johar's 'Nach Punjaban' Song
Pakistani singer?Abrar-ul-Haq who had earlier revealed his disappointment with Karan Johar and T-series for "stealing" his song Nach Punjaban in the forthcoming movie?JugJugg Jeeyo has now stated that he is going to take legal action.?
He once again revealed on Twitter that he has not sold the rights to his song to anyone. "Stop stealing our songs," he captioned a video in which he revealed his plans of suing T-series and Karan Johar. He said that giving someone a line of credit in a YouTube video is not enough to make up for taking their work.?
Pakistani singer?Abrar-ul-Haq to take legal action against T Series and Karan Johar??
In the video, Abrar-ul-Haq said, "A lot of fans have been asking me ¡®why haven¡¯t you gone to the court against Karan Johar and T-Series for stealing your song Nach Punjaban. The answer is yes. I¡¯m going to the court, don¡¯t worry. Merely saying that the credit has been given because the song is well-written and would make their movie a hit. I never gave you the song, I never gave anybody the rights to my song. It belongs to me, so I¡¯ll get it back and I¡¯m coming to the court, see you there."
He tagged Karan Johar and T-series in his post.?
On May 22, Abrar-ul-Haq tweeted, "I have not sold my song 'Nach Punjaban' to any Indian movie and reserve the rights to go to court to claim damages. Producers like Karan Johar should not use copy songs. This is my 6th song being copied which will not be allowed at all."
At that time, T-series had acknowledged this and stated, "We have legally acquired the rights to adapt the song Nach Punjaban from the album Nach Punjaban released on iTunes on 1st January 2002 and is also available on Lollywood Classics¡¯ YouTube channel, owned and operated by Moviebox Records Label, for the film JugJugg Jeeyo produced by Dharma Productions".
He had then said that his songs aren't licensed to anyone, and if anyone is trying to claim that, they must produce an agreement to back up their claims.?
Addressing the controversy, Varun Dhawan who stars in a lead role in the movie had said at a press event, "T-series has put out an official statement about this they legally licensed the rights. I think when you have international companies like YouTube and Spotify¡ When they are playing music they have very strict laws about copyrights. It¡¯s no joke. All the processes have been followed".
Directed by Raj Mehta, the movie also stars Neetu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Kiara Advani among others. The song Nach Punjaban is currently viral on social media.?
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