Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan praised singer Abrar-ul-Haq for his hit song Nach Punjaban, which was featured in the trailer for his upcoming movie JugJugg Jeeyo.
The actor, speaking to an Indian news agency, said that the filmmakers of his film JarJugg Jeeyo I loved the original version of Abrar-ul-Haq.
The film became a center of controversy when the song Nach Punjaban appeared in the JarJugg Jeeyo trailer.
After stealing the song “Booh e baariyan” now they stole our other song “Nach Punjaban”pic.twitter.com/Byz0d3xlBr
— Amnah Jabeen (@AmnahJPlus) May 22, 2022
“I want to tell Abrar that he sang the song very well, the original one,” Varun Dhawan said in the interview. “It’s amazing, exceptional and we loved it.”
the student of the year The star claimed that music company T-Series brought the rights to her song so she could use it in the film.
“Our music company bought the rights and now our song is doing really well, so thank you,” said Varun Dhawan.
The singer had criticized Karan Johar after the trailer, which featured the song, made the rounds on social media platforms.
I haven’t sold my song Nach Punjaban to any Indian film and we reserve the rights to go to court to claim damages,” he tweeted. “Producers like Karan Johar shouldn’t use ripped songs. This is my sixth song to be copied and it will not be allowed at all.”
I have not sold my song “Nach Punjaban” to any Indian film and I reserve the rights to go to court to claim damages. producers like @karanjohar you must not use copy songs. This is my sixth song to be copied and it will not be allowed at all.@DharmaMovies @karanjohar
— Abrar Ul Haq (@AbrarUlHaqPK) May 22, 2022
However, his accusations were denied by the film’s creators when a UK-based record label, ‘Movie Box’, got involved and claimed that they had licensed the song for inclusion in the film.
Nach Panjaban has been officially licensed for inclusion in the movie “JugJugg Jeeyo” by @TSeries. @karanjohar & @DharmaMovies have the legal rights to use this song in their movie and the tweet from @OpenUlHaqPK today is defamatory and completely unacceptable.
— MOVIEBOX (@1Moviebox) May 22, 2022
The official music video saw Abrar-ul-Haq credited for his song. His name was added to the musical composition and lyrics below the credits.
He then announced to take legal action against Karan Johar and T-series for using his song in the upcoming movie. JarJugg Jeeyo.
Stop stealing our songs..@karanjohar @TSeries @DharmaMovies #StopStealingOurSongs pic.twitter.com/6EMJ6rZRlD
— Abrar Ul Haq (@AbrarUlHaqPK) June 4, 2022
He said giving someone a line of credit on a YouTube video isn’t enough to make up for taking his job.
