Plagiarism row

On 'Genda Phool' plagiarism charge, Badshah says 'trying to reach out to original lyricist'

Badshah's new song mixes rap with lyrics from an old Bengali folk hit, "Boroloker biti lo", created by Ratan Kahar and originally sung by Swapna Chakraborty. Clarifying his situation on social media, the rapper claimed that he has been trying to contact Kahar but has not managed to do so owing to the ongoing nationwide lockdown.

Apr 01, 2020, 15:17 PM IST

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha in trouble over plagiarism row

Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar's upcoming social satire 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' has landed in trouble much ahead of its release. According to IndianExpress.com, a documentary filmmaker, Praveen Vyas has sent a legal notice to the Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the distribution company of the film and the film’s producers alleging that several moments and dialogues from the film were lifted from his award-winning documentary film Manini.

Jul 01, 2017, 17:02 PM IST