"This is a victory for our producers…" Film Producer Vashu Bhagnani opens up on music rights battle
On the intellectual property rights for producers, Film Producer and founder of Puja Entertainment, Vashu Bhagnani, said, "This is a victory for our producers... In 2018, I said, 'It's been many years since the movie's release, so we want our rights back'... We got an email from the company (Tips Company)... Suddenly, one day, they said, 'If you want music, take it from us... You are like a family'... My son went to them a couple of times, and they talked about this. In the meantime, we made Coolie No. 1 with David Dhawan and his family and had a lot of deals... They asked if I had the rights for 'Chunnari Chunnari' and other songs. I said, 'Yes'... But Rohit and family said they will take time and not make this movie at that time... One to one and a half years passed. Suddenly, our song 'Chunnari Chunnari' was launched, and it was shot with Varun Dhawan, Mrunal Thakur, and Pooja Hegde. Immediately, Jackie called, and Rohit said that he was not involved in this... We talked to Varun, and he assured us that they are neither making Biwi No. 1 nor any of our movies. He also said, 'What can we do with this song? The producer asked us to make it.' I said, 'It's wrong... He should have asked me if I had any problem with it... There was no discussion... How can an ethical person shoot my songs for someone else?... If some other director did this, I wouldn't be hurt that much... My son Jackky, Varun Dhawan, and Rohit Dhawan have all grown up together... I was pushed to go to court... Today, I salute Javed Sahab. He wasted his 1-2 years... but changed everything for the production house so that they can get the royalties for so long..."
