When singer Dua Lipa did a mashup of the Hindi song, Woh Ladki Jo Sab Se Alag Hai (Baadshah, 1999) and her own track Levitating during her Mumbai concert on Saturday, it set the internet abuzz. But along came a rather uncomfortable question: Who should be credited for the song? Actor Shah Rukh Khan, singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, or composer Anu Malik?

On his part, Bhattacharya feels that the controversy is uncalled for. “Dua was made to understand that this song is Shah Rukh’s. Usne socha hoga jaise woh (singer) hai waise hi Shah Rukh hain. Nobody told her Shah Rukh is a superstar like Sylvester Stallone; he has not sung the song, it’s Abhijeet Bhattacharya. Uski galti nahin hai.”

The singer adds, “When the song started playing at her concert, my phone was flooded with calls. They said, ‘aapka gaana’. Credit lene ki zaroorat nahin hai, kya karenge credit leke ab? The song was not as popular then as it is now, after the mashup by (DJ) Ruchir went viral.”

Bhattacharya says that the song’s “biggest plus point” is that it features Khan. “Meri aur SRK ki koi problem nahin hai. I am sure he, too, is amused with whatever is happening.”

The singer’s son, Jay, however, was unhappy about his father not being given due credit and expressed it on Instagram. On that, Bhattacharya remarks, “He can never imagine that this is not his father’s song. For example, Khai Ke Paan Banaras Wala in Don (1978) is (singer) Kishore Kumar’s song, but (actor) Amitabh Bachchan’s fans will say it’s his song.”