In an interview, music composer Uttam Singh who had originally composed the original songs, 'Main Nikla Gaddi Leke' and 'Udd Jaa Kaale Kaava' for 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', accused the makers of 'Gadar 2' of using his work without his permission.
Recently, music composer Uttam Singh said in an interview that the makers of 'Gadar 2' didn't tell him that they were recreating his songs in the sequel. Director Anil Sharma now reacting to the allegations told in an interview that he showed all the songs to him and he is shocked by Singh's statement.
Anil told the Times of India, ''I showed Uttamji all the songs. Mujhe hairani hai ki unhone ab aisa statement diya hai (I am shocked he gave such a statement). Technically, the rights were with the label. Mera aur Uttamjji ka dil ka rishta hai aur yeh sab sunkar mujhe bahut hairani hai (We have a close relationship and I am shocked at hearing what he has said). I still can’t believe it. Now that I know about this, I will definitely speak to him).''
Mithoon who had composed music for 'Gadar 2' also reacted to Uttam Singh’s accusations. He told the portal that the rights are with the label and technically, the original music composer’s permission is not needed to recreate the songs. He added, ''But I had told the makers to talk to the original creator and I ensured that he was given due credit. Anil Sharmaji told me that he had spoken to the original creator and shown him my work. I was told that Uttamji had liked what had been done. So, I am wondering why this kind of conversation is happening now. I have a legacy of original music and I enjoy doing that."
For the unversed, a few days back, Uttam Singh who had originally composed the songs, 'Main Nikla Gaddi Leke' and 'Udd Jaa Kaale Kaava' for 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', accused the makers of 'Gadar 2' of using his work without his permission. Singh told Amar Ujala in Hindi, “They didn’t call me for Gadar 2 and I don’t have the habit of calling and asking for work. They have used two of my songs in the film and I have also heard that they have used the background music that I composed. They should at least have the etiquette to ask me once and talk to me before using my songs in the film.”
Meanwhile, 'Gadar 2, starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in lead roles is all set to cross the Rs 500 crore mark.