The melody of Veera Veera, a song by composer A R Rahman in Mani Ratnam바카라s recently released film Ponniyin Selvan 2, was 바카라lifted and sung in the same taandav style in which my father and uncle sang their Shiva Stuti바카라, claims Delhi-based dhrupad singer Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar. However, lawyers of Madras Talkies, director Mani Ratnam바카라s production house and producers of films PS1 and PS2, have denied the claim.
A letter sent on behalf of Madras Talkies denied 바카라Veera Veera바카라 was in any way a copy of the Dagar Brothers바카라 composition and alleged that Wasifuddin바카라s copyright claim is 바카라misconceived바카라. They also indicated that Wasifuddin is on a 바카라fishing expedition바카라 and is doing this allegedly 바카라for monetary gains & publicity", reports Indian Express.
The production house claimed the number is a 바카라traditional composition created by Narayana Panditacharyain in the 13th century바카라.
Wasifuddin has claimed that the composition, in Adaana 바카라 a late night raga, was composed by his uncle Ustad Zahiruddin Dagar, who sang it for years with Ustad Faiyazuddin Dagar, Wasifuddin바카라s father. The duo was better known as Junior Dagar Brothers.
According to Wasifuddin, the Shiva stuti was first recorded in 1978, when the Junior Dagar Brothers were in a live concert at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam as part of the Holland Festival. The recording was made through magnetic tape audio recording using spools in 1978 and re-released in 1996 as a set of two CDs by the Royal Tropical Institute.
The piece was eventually passed on to several students of the Dagar family, including Wasifuddin, who sings it regularly at his concerts, he has said.
Wasifuddin said the composition is almost entirely 바카라lifted바카라 for the film. 바카라I wish Madras Talkies and Mr Rahman had taken the family바카라s permission. I would have never said no. But doing it like this, for massive commercial gains, is very problematic. The composition has just been lifted and sung in the same taandav style바카라. The only difference is the arrangement of the piece,바카라 Wasifuddin, who sent a letter to Rahman claimed
According to Wasifuddin, Rahman spoke to him on the phone for less than a minute. 바카라All he said was that his production team will be in touch,바카라 he said.
Wasifuddin received the letter from the lawyers of Madras Talkies, stating, among others, that dhrupad originated from Swami Haridas and that 바카라no one person can claim monopoly over a style of singing바카라.
When The Indian Express spoke to Rahman바카라s team, a senior member said that since Madras Talkies owns the song, the production house will comment on the matter. When contacted, a representative of Madras Talkies said, 바카라no comment바카라.
