New Delhi: Pakistani singer Abrar-ul-Haq accused Karan Johar and T-series of using his song in the upcoming movie JugJugg Jeeyo and stated that he would take legal action against them. Taking to social media, the singer informed that he had not sold the song to anyone.
Sharing a video, he captioned “Stop stealing our songs.” In the video, he also stated that giving someone a line credit in a YouTube video is not enough to make up for taking their work. He further stated, “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 also tagged Karan Johar and the record label T-series, in his social media posts, and used the hashtag #StopStealingOurSongs.
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.@karanjohar @TSeries @DharmaMovies #StopStealingOurSongs pic.twitter.com/6EMJ6rZRlD— Abrar Ul Haq (@AbrarUlHaqPK) June 4, 2022
Previously on May 22, the Pakistani singer tweeted saying, “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.”
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 @karanjohar should not use copy songs. This is my 6th song being copied which will not be allowed at all.@DharmaMovies @karanjohar
— Abrar Ul Haq (@AbrarUlHaqPK) May 22, 2022
In the following tweet, he clarified that his song has not been “licensed” to anyone and if anyone tries to claim the song to be their’s they must produce an agreement to back up their claims. He repeated his threat against Karan Johar and stated of taking legal action against him.
Song “Nach Punjaban” has not been licensed to any one. If someone is claiming it , then produce the agreement. I will be taking legal action.#NachPunjaban
— Abrar Ul Haq (@AbrarUlHaqPK) May 22, 2022
Abrar-ul-Haq also tweeted about the song on May 22.
On the other hand, Varun Dhawan, who is starring in the movie stated at a press conference while promoting JugJugg Jeeyo that, “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 and jointly produced by Johar’s Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios JugJugg Jeeyo stars Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Neetu Kapoor, and Anil Kapoor and is all set to release on June 24. The song ‘The Punjaabban’ from the movie allegedly uses the same tune as that of Abrar-ul-Haq’s ‘Nach Punjaban.’
