Court grants interim relief to Pooja Entertainment in ‘Chunari Chunari’ rights dispute with Tips Music The ongoing legal dispute between producer Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Entertainment and Tips Music has reignited the long-standing debate over ownership of film music rights in the Indian film industry. The controversy erupted after Pooja Entertainment approached the court alleging that Tips recreated the iconic track ‘Chunari Chunari’ for the upcoming film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai without obtaining permission. The song originally featured in Biwi No. 1 (1999), produced by Pooja Entertainment. The court has currently granted interim protection in favour of Vashu Bhagnani. While reacting to the matter on social media, Tips Music insisted that they remain to be “lawful owner” of the music rights and termed the allegations made by Pooja Entertainment as “malicious. ” Responding to Tips’ statement, a legal spokesperson representing Vashu Bhagnani said that all music rights, songs, and films referred to in the suit are presently covered under the court’s “status quo” order. The spokesperson further maintained that, at this stage, the issue of lawful ownership or the validity of agreements cannot be determined as the matter is now under the jurisdiction of the court. The spokesperson also stated that actors, filmmaker David Dhawan, producers, technicians, and everyone associated with the matter may be required to appear before the court and submit their responses, failing whic... #Pooja #Entertainment #Indian_film #Vashu_Bhagnani #Hai_Jawani #Tips #Tips_Music #Pooja_Entertainment #Chunari_Chunari’ #long-standing_debate
Vashu Bhagnani calls court relief in Tips Music dispute a “victory for all producers”: Report Vashu Bhagnani has welcomed the interim protection granted to Puja Entertainment in its ongoing legal dispute against Tips Music over the alleged unauthorised use of Bollywood intellectual property rights. The matter involves the rights linked to several popular films, including Coolie No. 1, Hero No. 1, Biwi No. 1, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa and Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. The dispute also concerns the proposed release and exploitation of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai starring Varun Dhawan. According to an ANI report, in statements issued through his legal team, Bhagnani said the court’s “status quo” order applies to all films, songs, and music rights mentioned in the suit. According to the producer’s lawyer, “I believe they have not gone through the court order carefully. The order clearly states that the entire music rights, songs, and films mentioned in the plaintiff's suit are covered under the ‘status quo’ order. ”The statement further added that actors, filmmakers, producers, and technicians associated with the matter may also have to respond before the court. “Certainly, all actors, director David Dhawan, producers, technicians, and every other person involved in the matter will have to appear before the Court and submit their reply; otherwise, they may be liable to face contempt of court proceedings,” the lawyer stated. Bhagnani’s legal team described the... #Bade_Miyan #Vashu_Bhagnani #Puja_Entertainment #interim_protection #Tips #Tips_Music #Bollywood_intellectual #Report_Vashu #protection_granted #alleged_unauthorised
