📌 Key Points
- Rajiv Rai sues ‘Dhurandhar’ makers for using ‘Tirchi Topiwale’ without permission.
- Rai claims the song’s use in ‘Dhurandhar’, even altered, constitutes theft.
- He asserts full ownership of the song, including music and lyrics.
- ‘Dhurandhar’ features Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, and is directed by Aditya Dhar.
Rajiv Rai, the filmmaker behind ‘Tridev’, has accused the makers of ‘Dhurandhar’, including director Aditya Dhar, of stealing his song ‘Tirchi Topiwale’. He has filed a lawsuit against the production houses and T-Series for unauthorized use.
Rajiv Rai’s Theft Allegations
Days after filing a suit against the makers of Dhurandhar over the alleged unauthorised use of the Tridev song Tirchi Topiwale, filmmaker Rajiv Rai has addressed the case in a new interview. The filmmaker, who directed and produced Tridev, to which the song originally belongs, slammed the Dhurandhar team for using it in the film without his consent.
Rajiv Rai’s company, Trimurti Films, has now sued Jio Studios and B62 Studios, the production houses behind Dhurandhar 2, as well as T-Series, which holds the film’s music rights, over the song’s use. In an interview with DNA India, Rai says, “This is a theft. Yeh poori chori ban jaati hai. Aur aap isko dusri picture mein dalte hai alter kar ke, toh woh double chori hai (This becomes a case of theft). When you use the song in another film after altering it, it is double theft). This is a theft in my eyes. When these people go to court, they will say that we did not steal. You go to court because there is a crime. I have to prove that this is a theft and this is a crime. The court has to give a verdict on whether I am right or wrong.”
Legal Action Against ‘Dhurandhar’ Makers
Slamming the makers of Dhurandhar, including the production houses and director Aditya Dhar , Rai says, “It’s my creation that has gone into Dhurandhar. Have I earned anything out of it? No. Have they thanked me? No. Have they taken permission? No. In my opinion, it’s a theft, and these people are thieves. Na apne gaana create kiya, record kiya, then kis hadh tak leke ja rahe hain (You didn’t create or record the song, then how are you using it). I’ve created, produced, and recorded the song. I have paid lyricist Anand Bakshi and Viju Shah for the music. I own the song.”
Rai Claims Ownership and Lack of Permission
Dhurandhar 2 stars Ranveer Singh , alongside Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi, and Sara Arjun. Directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, the film boasts of music by Shashwat Sachdev.
The legal battle over ‘Tirchi Topiwale’ raises questions about copyright and creative ownership in Bollywood. The court’s decision will have implications for future song usage in films, especially regarding permissions and alterations.
