Ever since, Ayushmann Khurrana's latest project ‘Bala’s’ trailer has hit the internet it has been between controversies. Other than ‘Ujda Chaman’ makers accusing Bala’s producers of copyright infringement, music composer Dr Zeus has also claimed that his hit song ‘Don't Be Shy’ was recreated without his approval.
The credits of the recreated song have been given to musician duo Sachin-Jigar, while Badshah has sung it.
Now, ‘Bala’ makers have released an official statement saying that they have all the required rights to the song. Maddock Films said: “Karman Entertainment owns the worldwide rights to the song ‘Don’t Be Shy’ by Rouge, the early 2000s classic dance hit, produced by Dr Zeus. Karman Entertainment gave an official license to Maddock Films for the re-creation rights of Don’t Be Shy, which is featuring in Bala starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam and directed by Amar Kaushik.
The song video went live on 18. of October and has received an overwhelming response globally. The video and the single itself was teased on social media a day prior and the fun banter between the composers, Badshah and the lead actor, Ayushmann had everyone in splits.”
Are u guys taking the piss @sonymusicindia @MaddockFilms @Its_Badshah @SonyMusicUK @SachinJigarLive wen did u compose don’t b shy & kangna.. more to the point how dare u guys b riding off ma old hits & fuckin them up??? Ya need to get original🖕🏽My lawyers will b in touch🖕🏽
— Dr Zeus (@drzeusworld) October 18, 2019
Directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films, Bala is about a man who is balding prematurely. “Karman Entertainment is the UK based company which is the copyright owner of the original song ‘Don’t Be Shy’ and have issued a legitimate license to Maddock Films to create a version for Bala,” the statement further said.
Dr Zeus, who is the producer of the 2000s hit song ‘Don't Be Shy’, in a Twitter post wrote: "Are u guys taking the piss @sonymusicindia @MaddockFilms @Its_Badshah @SonyMusicUK @SachinJigarLive wen did u compose don’t b shy & kangna.. more to the point how dare u guys b riding off ma old hits & fuckin them up??? Ya need to get original. My lawyers will b in touch (sic)."
Badshah responded to Dr Zeus' accusations. He wrote: "I am aware of the situation around Dont be shy’. I want to start by saying that I love And respect @drzeusworld paaji immensely and he knows it. He has the right to get angry with me because he’s my senior and ive learnt a lot from him. And he is the last person id want to go through something like this. I got on the song, which has been recreated by my dear friends Sachin Jigar, only after making sure we had the necessary rights. But still if there’s any misunderstanding, ill make sure it gets cleared asap. I support Zeus Paaji."
— BADSHAH (@Its_Badshah) October 18, 2019