Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Bollywood's music tussle gets uglier

“I wonder why producers and actors are not coming forward to support us in this cause. I even met Bhushan Kumar yesterday and he shared his side of the story. But the issue is yet to be solved and I will continue fighting; together we can change,” said Abhay upon being contacted.

Moreover, the actor, whose film is believed to incur losses owing to the lack of music in its promotions, plans to organise a ‘concert of solidarity’ by the end of this month. “I don’t have the final list of artistes performing at the concert but the entire music fraternity is supporting us. In fact, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt are also on our side,” he added.

The actor has been vocal about this on social media as well. “…The entire music fraternity is up in arms against record labels because they expect musicians to sign a contract with a clause that is against the law. Producers like myself are expected to make sure that they sign, which means if anyone will be arrested for breaking the law it will be the producer…”, says his post on a social networking site.

Bhushan Kumar, owner of the music label T-Series, said that the matter needs to be resolved between the producer and Viacom 18. (Box Office Report) “Viacom had agreed to our terms but the document given to us by them made it clear that they didn’t have the music rights.” He added that it will be illegal to release the film’s music now as it will land Viacom in big trouble. “Now if there’s a financial loss or a case against the company, then Viacom will be responsible,” he said. Read more..





From Mid Day News

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