Showing posts with label Caller Tune. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caller Tune. Show all posts
Khokhababu makers send legal notice asking Humshakals makers to not feature Caller Tune
8:51 AM
Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; June 20, 2014)
The producer of Bangla film, Khokhababu, has sent a legal notice to the makers and the composer of Humshakals, alleging copyright infringement in the latter’s song, Caller Tune. It seems that the former has asked them to refrain from including the song in the film that is slated to release today.
In a legal notice sent to Vashu Bhagnani, Fox Star Studios, Himesh Reshammiya and Zee Music, the lawyer representing Himanshu Dhanuka, of Eskay Movies that has produced Khokhababu, has clearly stated that composer Himesh Reshammiya has blatantly copied music from Khokhababu’s song, Soniye Tu Janiye Tu without the permission of the makers of the film.
It further states that if the producers of Humshakals don’t edit out Caller Tune from the film, Eskay Movies will initiate appropriate proceedings to seek a restraining order against them.
It may be recalled here that Rishi Chanda, who has composed the songs for Khokhababu, including Soniye Tu Janiye Tu, had first sent a letter to producer Vashu Bhagnani bringing to his notice the similarities between his song and Caller Tune. This was followed by reports that Reshammiya was contemplating suing Chanda instead.
Himesh Reshammiya to sue Rishi Chanda for having accused him of copyright infringement
8:23 AM
Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; June 17, 2014)
Himesh Reshammiya is an angry man. The music director/ actor/ producer is apparently now contemplating legal action against musician Rishi Chanda who has alleged that the song, Caller Tune, from Humshakals, is very similar to his song, Soniye Tu Janiye Tu, from the Bangla film, Khokhababu.
Rakesh Upadhyay, Reshammiya’s business partner, says, “These days, people have no qualms about making allegations against big names in a bid to attract publicity. Rishi Chanda has done the same by attacking Himesh Reshammiya.” He adds that Reshammiya is already consulting his lawyers on this matter and contemplating filing a defamation case against Chanda. “This is an attempt at blackmailing us before the film’s release and Chanda has also mentioned that he wants to sell his music here in Mumbai. So you can see why he is mentioning my business partner’s name.”
Meanwhile, Chanda has already written to the film’s producer, Vashu Bhagnani, on similarities between the two songs; he is also planning to meet him on Thursday. “As far as Reshammiya taking legal action against me is concerned, everybody has the right to do what they want. I will only follow my lawyer’s instructions,” says Chanda.
Humshakals' Caller Tune track copied from a Bengali song?
8:49 AM
Bharati Dubey (MID-DAY; June 16, 2014)
Music composer Rishi Chanda has claimed that the hook line of Caller Tune, a song from Vashu Bhagnani’s film, Humshakals, is very similar to the song, Soniye Tu Janiye Tu, that he composed for the Bangla film, Khokhababu. Chanda says, “I will send a letter to Fox Star Studios and Vashu Bhagnani as the tunes are very similar.’’ When asked why he noticed the similarities so close to the film’s release, despite the song being played on TV for quite some time now, Chanda says, “I just started getting calls from Kolkata asking if I had composed the song, Caller Tune. I then realised that it sounds like Soniye Tu Janiye Tu. Having recently shifted to Mumbai, I am now pitching many of my Bangla compositions to Bollywood filmmakers. But if such things happen, it will become really difficult for me.’’
The composer now wants the makers of Humshakals to give him a credit for the song; or else he will fight against this copyright infringement, he says. Bhagnani says that he is not aware about this. “I haven’t received any letter. As per the new copyright law, these complaints should be addressed to the creator of the song,” he says.
Vijay Singh from Fox Star Studios and Humshakals’ music composer Himesh Reshammiya were unavailable for comment.
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