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Abrarul Haq says he is still taking legal action against Karan Johar, T-Series over 'Nach Punjaban'

Abrarul Haq says he is still taking legal action against Karan Johar, T-Series over 'Nach Punjaban'

The singer said that he hasn't given anyone the right to use his song and it still belongs to him.
04 Jun, 2022

Giving someone a line of credit in a YouTube video isn't enough to make up for taking their work. Abrarul Haq definitely feels this way, especially if it involves his song. The singer posted a video targeting Indian filmmaker Karan Johar and T-Series for "crediting" him after much controversy over film Jugjugg Jeeyo's official trailer that features Haq's song 'Nach Punjaban'.

On Saturday, the singer took to Twitter and shared a video clip of himself saying that he is adamant about taking legal action against the filmmaker for using his song. On May 28, Johar shared the first official song titled 'The Punjaabban Song' where the JugJugg Jeeyo cast, Varun Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, Kiara Advani and Neetu Singh, can be seen dancing to the popular chorus and hook of Haq's song from his 2002 album Nach Punjaban.

The video contained credits to the singers and lyricist behind the song and included Haq's name after Tanishk Bagchi. But that's not enough for Haq.

"A lot of fans have been asking me 'why haven't you gone to the court against Karan Johar and T-Series for stealing your song 'Nach Punjaban'. The answer is yes I'm going to the court don't worry. Merely saying that the credit has been given because the song is well written and would make their movie a hit. I never gave you the song, I never gave anybody the rights to my song. It belongs to me so I'll get it back and I'm coming to the court, see you there," he said in the video.

In his tweet he also tagged the record label T-Series and Moviebox who have not yet responded on Twitter. Both previously claimed the rights to Haq's song and issued statements in response to Haq's plagiarism claim.

On May 22, the 'Billo' singer had tweeted, "I have not sold my song 'Nach Punjaban' to any Indian movie and reserve the rights to go to court to claim damages. Producers like Karan Johar should not use copy songs. This is my 6th song being copied which will not be allowed at all."

In response to his claims record label Movie Box said on Twitter that the song had been officially licensed to be included in the film and that Johar and his production company have the legal rights to use the song in the upcoming movie. They also called the 53-year-old singer's tweet "defamatory" and "completely unacceptable".

Later Haq clarified in an additional tweet that his song hasn't been "licensed" to anyone either and if anyone tries to claim it, they must produce an agreement to back up their claims. In the tweet, Haq repeated his threat of taking legal action against the Johar and the production label.

'The Punjaabban Song' uses same tune and guitar hook of the 2002 original 'Nach Punjaban' as well as its chorus. However, some of the lyrics are different than Haq's song.

JugJugg Jeeyo is directed by Raj Mehta and is a joint production between Johar's Dharma Productions and Viacom18 Studios. Starring the crème de la crème of the Bollywood industry, the film is set to release in Indian cinemas on June 24 this year.

Comments

Zoob Jun 04, 2022 05:06pm
Typically Karan Johar. He has poison against pak singers but will.copy their songs. Take them to court for infringement
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Nymr Jun 04, 2022 05:14pm
What a hypocrite !..does the same does not apply to him when he stole baby shark song ? He sold his song to a music label moviebox decades ago and they are selling it on iTunes and their YouTube channel.What is he doing from 20 yrs if they are using without his permission? All the drama for 2 mins of fame and to extort money
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M Emad Jun 04, 2022 05:18pm
Cheap propaganda against Karan Johar by Abrarul Haq.
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Truth Jun 04, 2022 05:20pm
For cheap publicity
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Ghaznavi Jun 04, 2022 05:26pm
Indian film industry must avoid shortcuts and work to create original work. They have vast film production experience, such petty thefts do not look good
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Murtaza Jun 04, 2022 05:34pm
Typical indian behaviour of lying stealing and deceit
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Constantine Jun 04, 2022 05:41pm
So Pakistani artists have come up with a new strategy where they’ll try to sue rich Indian artists for many dollars. Well it won’t work. Try to work hard and make it for yourselves.
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Taj Ahmad Jun 04, 2022 05:55pm
This song is well written, well sung, well composed and well directed in film, but Karan Johar should not copied it in his film until he gets okayed by singer Abrar ul Haq and cleared all copied rights legal issues. Its never too late just talk to him and make a deal and be friendly.
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Facts Jun 04, 2022 06:46pm
@Constantine yeah rich indian artist who make money by stealing other’s work clearly shows that they dont have talent of their own.
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Abha Singh Jun 04, 2022 06:47pm
Abrarul Haq needs to get a little knowledge about the Laws Governing Music Industry before he starts shouting around. 1. Rights to a Song belong to the Lyricists - not the Singer. 2. Rights to the Tune belong to the Music Director - not the Singer. Noor Jahan, Lata and Rafi are not getting any money for all the songs they sang. A Singer only provides a Service for Money to the producer of the song. 3. Any award for a Landmark Building goes to the Archtect who Designed that building, not to the Contractors and the labourers. Lastly, when was the last time Pakistan Government/Citizen won any major Law Suit in any International Court. All A Haq wants is Publicity that may increase the sale of his next album.
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SecondPilot Jun 04, 2022 06:56pm
Yet another gold digger from Pakistan. What a surprise! Are they short of earnings in Pakistan?
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Dean Jun 04, 2022 07:07pm
This is not the first time I have heard a indian film use a Pakistani song illegally. Give them time to apologise if not take them to court!!!
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Alla Bux Jun 04, 2022 07:24pm
Which court? In Pakistan? Good luck.
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Khany Jun 04, 2022 07:25pm
@SecondPilot Someone who steals other people's songs is called innocent and the one who's song has been stolen is called a gold digger. This can only come from an Indian. You have a such a big industry and stealing ideas from other countries without getting permission is called stealing......$$$.
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M. Saeed Jun 04, 2022 07:39pm
@Nymr, who is your target? Your tirade goes both ways.
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Tadka Jun 04, 2022 07:56pm
Ha...still waiting for your suit!
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Citizen Jun 04, 2022 08:10pm
Male a deal not try this
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Ali Jun 04, 2022 08:53pm
Lately, there is a flurry of copies of Pakistani songs by Indian musicians and lyricists on YouTube. I believe one of the guy openly copying these songs is Manoj Muntashir and becoming really popular
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Afia Jun 04, 2022 09:05pm
@Abha Singh Fyi, Abrarul Haq wrote the lyrics and composed the music for the song too
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Afia Jun 04, 2022 09:06pm
@SecondPilot are u guys short of song writers and music composers in India??
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Salman Jun 04, 2022 09:46pm
Hindus are brain dead when it comes to music. So they steal from Muslims
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The Great Conspirator Jun 04, 2022 09:51pm
OK, now you r famous.
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Mahira Jun 04, 2022 09:56pm
@Dean meanwhile pakistani drama copy story of bollywood movies and make into dramas
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Rafique Jun 04, 2022 11:05pm
Why wait isn’t it too late . The song is already out damage has been done I would take the compensation.
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Raheel Jun 04, 2022 11:33pm
Indians copy that's all.
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Ash Chak Jun 04, 2022 11:39pm
Pretty lousy song in 2002. Pretty lousy song in 2022. Nothing has changed.
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Raheel Jun 05, 2022 12:01am
Shameless copy.
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Father of Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Jun 05, 2022 12:02am
100 per cent Bollywood's products are copied from either South Indian Cinema or the West's.
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A-Zee Jun 05, 2022 01:41am
what really surprises me after reading the comments that few of our neighbors are justifying this act of K-Johar... Bhai koi sharam hoti ha koi haya hoti ha... kuch apna hi original lay ao market mein... South Indians se hi seekh lo kuch ...Its no surprise that Bollywood industry is in such a poor state when people steal songs and then justify it
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Javed Jun 05, 2022 02:30am
What funny is Indians steal the Pakistani songs and then India give the rights to Indians Directors/ producers for stealing Pakistani songs.
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Javed Jun 05, 2022 02:37am
@Constantine you steal Pakistani songs not vise versa and your blaming us. Typical Indian behavior. We Pakistanis are original you Indians are fake.
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Crusader Jun 05, 2022 07:10am
They copy because they know deep down that we are better in every way
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Tadka Jun 05, 2022 08:17am
@Abha Singh Exactly...he is well aware though....all this will last few days only
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Omveer Singh Jun 05, 2022 08:55am
Pot calling the kettle black.
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Sach baat Jun 05, 2022 09:14am
@Ghaznavi General public can never take sides. This is a technical matter and needs experts to prove. Everything else is just loose talk.
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T-man Jun 05, 2022 09:22am
@Abha Singh your argument is silly. A stealing is stealing. Abrar writes, produces, and sings his songs. Thus he is the owner and no one has the right to steal his songs.
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Jingle Jun 05, 2022 09:41am
As an Indian totally support you if they have stolen your song
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Zak Jun 05, 2022 09:46am
Sue the indian production company, they are all plagirisers, because they have no originality so they copy.
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Irfan Huq Jun 05, 2022 09:46am
In which court is he going to Sue. There is no sense in suing in India Pakistan. Abrar has jumped the gun he should have let the movie release and do great business. Then he should have sued their pants off in the United States or uk. There the courts are very strict about copying and cheating and lying. Just today Mariah Carey copied a song of another singer and made 60 million dollars she is being sold for 20 million dollars. In US there have been many cases of piracy that have been successfully sued and the cheaters have to pay heavy and fine.. I assure you he will get a lawyer here to go after them and he doesn't have to spend a money which is all contingency. Protection of an individual's intellectual property is a very serious business for the court. By the way the Indian music today is garbage no music no lyrics no singing do not understand even the words that is being sung. I will suggest that in US he can Sue not only the producer but also the distributor.
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Zak Jun 05, 2022 09:47am
@M Emad Cheap propaganda against Karan Johar by Abrarul Haq. Karan stole the wrong guys song, now he will be in court singing.
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Texas Tariq Jun 05, 2022 09:49am
Don't get mad.... get practical. Sue them all in an American court which will put punitive damages on them and Indian industry is tied with Netflix and Hollywood, and the judgement would be huge, they cant afford it, and we Americans hate dishonesty & copyright infringement. Bring them all to justice, file your case in the USA. Plenti of copyright attorneys who will work pro-bono.
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Shashank Jun 05, 2022 10:20am
I checked both Spotify and Apple Music for the credit section, and the copyrights of the song belong to Moviebox (Birmingham) Limited. T-Series have purchased the rights from them as per the credits section of the new song which says "Courtesy of Moviebox (Birmingham) Limited".
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BiggestContentStealers Jun 05, 2022 10:23am
Shouldn't steal/copy others' work without their consent.
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Bol ke Lab Azad Hain Tere Jun 05, 2022 12:10pm
I'm not surprised. It's not the first time Bollywood has stolen, and it's not the first time it's been caught with its hand in the cookie jar. So typical...!!
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GreenAura Jun 05, 2022 01:43pm
Indians lying about the origins and legacy of intellectual property? Well, that's never happened before.
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Maulana Jun 05, 2022 02:44pm
I love Pak but this man is lying
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Ed Jun 05, 2022 02:59pm
Shame on Bollywood to steal others music
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Rubina Jun 05, 2022 03:36pm
@Salman Time to build own music system in our own local language. Raga system comes from sanskrit raga notes based on hindu gods and animals. While urdu is UP mother language.
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bharat Jun 05, 2022 03:48pm
You must sue Johar.He is no good. He is known for hate against outsiders
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bharat Jun 05, 2022 03:49pm
@Murtaza Stop accusing us of lying.Johar is a know lier and thief.He is not worth any trust.
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Raja Jun 05, 2022 05:10pm
Lots of negative comments about India, Indians and Hindus.. Karan Johan could be wrong here but that does not mean entire India, Indians, Hindus are wrong.. Why generalise for something done by one person which may be incorrect? Furthermore, I hope the ppl who are making negative comments checked who owns the copyright. Normally it is owned by Music Producer and not the singer. Singer gets money from producer for singing. So singers may not be entitled to claim right and producer has full right to sell to anyone they like.
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Just Saying Jun 05, 2022 05:14pm
Let's Google baby shark..
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Mahesh Kumar Vyas Jun 05, 2022 05:26pm
Looks like he wants more money
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Abha Singh Jun 05, 2022 10:40pm
@T-man - Haq is No Longer the Owner of the song because he sold the rights to 'Moviebox Records'. T-Series had Legally Acquired the Rights to adapt the song from Moviebox Records; and they had given credit to the Lyricist. If Haq wants to sue anyone he needs to Sue Moviebox Records.
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@saas@ Jun 06, 2022 12:05am
Pakistan should ban bollywood. They should ban the internet streaming of bollywood. No Kashmir no bollywood.. But... where would we go for entertainment ?
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sajid Jun 06, 2022 02:13am
@Constantine exactly, work harder and don't steal. Bollywood only steals
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Irfan Huq Jun 06, 2022 03:16am
In US music recorded saying and sold in the market are all in the public view.. They don't have to register it or patent. All they have to prove in the court that it was already there and it belongs to this person and there is evidence for that.
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Mujtaba Jun 06, 2022 06:01am
@Nymr - Listen, the songs belong to him. Karan or other Bollywood copy cats need to stop stealing other people work. They don't like it when Pakistanis become popular and make money in India so they get them ban, then stop stealing their hard work and come up with their own stuff. Bollywood is spin-less hacks.
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White Noise Jun 06, 2022 06:45am
its hard to take you serious these days, with that mustache!!
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Que Jun 06, 2022 12:44pm
Sue the living Daylights of Karan Johar for coping your songs! Enough is Enough!
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MM Mustafa Jun 07, 2022 12:14am
Stop spreading hate...both Pakistani and indian filmstars , singers copy each other on their level so it's really such a waste of time to criticize each other by taking dumb legal actions which won't be fruitful at all!!
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Bunny Jun 07, 2022 12:48pm
welcome move . many Pak songs are copied blantantly by their Indian counterparts and they are never given credit .
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A Jun 08, 2022 07:39am
Pakistan government has said no trade of money between India and Pakistan. So only thanks can be traded.
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KK Jun 09, 2022 01:38am
@Salman Come on! That's uncalled for.. Music compose karna talent ki baat hai..isme religion kahan se aa gaya? Indian movie industry mein to sabhi dharm ke log gaane compose/likhte/gaate aaye hain.. Don't drag religion into every conversation. Shows your hatred towards others. There would be many Hindus in Pakistan whom you may be offending by statement like these... Think about it!
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