Pritam mulls suing songwriter
June 3rd, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Composer Pritam Chakraborty Thursday said he may take legal action against songwriter Turkish Mohammed Azam who filed a case against him for allegedly plagiarising his lyrics for the song “Character dheela hai” of Salman Khan- starrer “Ready”.
The Bombay High Court Wednesday dismissed Azam’s petition, stating that Pritam was not a lyricist.
“I was very upset when I heard about it, but after seeing the legal notice, I realised that they were baseless and questionable. I may take a legal action against them because talking to media before the court gives its verdict is criminal offence, according to the law of the land,” Pritam told IANS.
Azam, who claims that he had registered the song with the Writers Association in July 2007, filed a plagiarism case against Pritam in a city civil court, but lost the case May 23, 2011.
He then appealed in the Bombay High Court, but Justice A.R. Joshi dismissed his plea.
“Their appeal is dismissed, we won the case. Justice Joshi didn’t find any merit in the case,” Pritam’s lawyer Henal Dhruva Vakharia told IANS.
“He had already filed one case in the city civil court where he lost. He moved the high court. The court ruled that it is not his original lyrics. Nonetheless, Pritam never writes lyrics,” said Henal.
IANS tried to contact Azam, but he was not available.
Earlier, musician Anu Malik had alleged that Pritam lifted the tune of “Character dheela…” from his song “Mohabaat Naam Hai Kiska” of the 2001 film “Ajnabee”.
“Ready” hits theatres June 3.
- 'Character dhila hai' a copy of my song: Anu Malik - Apr 26, 2011
- Salman grooves to 'Dheela character' in 'Ready' - Mar 09, 2011
- Pritam packs entertaining songs in 'Ready' album (IANS Music Review) - Apr 30, 2011
- Kasab to appeal against death sentence in Supreme Court - Feb 23, 2011
- Relief for kin of crash victims: Air India plea rejected - Jul 09, 2011
- Russian court dismisses plea to ban Gita (Second Lead) - Mar 21, 2012
- Salman to outdo his dance with 'Seeti baja ke' - Apr 21, 2012
- 'Nikita' lawsuit meritless: Elton John - Apr 28, 2012
- 'Pee loon' stands out in 'Once Upon A Time...' soundtrack (IANS Music Review) - Jul 02, 2010
- Salman entertains with desi dance moves - Apr 04, 2012
- Court dismisses Hasan Ali's bail plea (Lead) - Apr 29, 2011
- Indian-origin 'Dr. Death' Patel loses manslaughter appeal, to approach HC - Apr 21, 2011
- Salman pays tribute to Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar in 'Ready' (With Images) - Apr 22, 2011
- Russian court dismisses case seeking Gita ban - Mar 21, 2012
- Prasoon favours meaningful songs over brash lyrics - Jan 16, 2012
Tags: azam, bombay high court, chakraborty, city civil court, joshi, june 3, kiska, lawyer, lyricist, lyrics, mohammed, musician, petition, plagiarism case, plea, salman khan, writers association