Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya isn't any stranger to rows. He recently filed a plagiarism case against the makers of Housefull 2.
The bone of contention is a tune utilized in the film that the singer claims was lifted from one in all his music albums. The composer duo Sajid-Wajid went on record to disclaim any wrongdoing on their part. They even called Abhijeet an imposter who earns a living by imitating Kishore Kumar.
On Sajid-Wajid Abhijeet feels that he bears no vendetta against anyone and his fight is against the huge music production companies, who're ‘pirates’ and feature been unabashedly ripping songs.
According to him, it’s nothing personal and he’s just highlighting the grave issue of plagiarism that may be so rampant in Bollywood. He also blames our weak judiciary that bows to ‘bigshot lawyers and judges’ way to whom his case remains to be pending within the court.
He affirmed, “I don’t entirely blame Sajid-Wajid. They may be innocent. My grudge is against the music production house that directs musicians to boost punch music lines from other’s work.”
He also laughs off the imposter tag by remarking, “That’s an enormous compliment! If someone thinks I’m getting cash on Kishoreda, I’d rather feel proud about myself.”
On SRK Lately, there have been reports suggesting Abhijeet won’t work with Shah Rukh Khan again because the former is of the opinion that singers aren’t given their due credit.
With regards to this peculiar topic, Abhijeet sounded diplomatic, “I’ve said the similar thing two years ago after Billu (Barber). It’s nothing new and my concern resonates with fellow singers who aren’t given recognition despite the success in their songs. If he can make peace with Farah (Khan) and Shirish (Kunder) after an unpleasant spat, then he can surely embrace me too.”
On Pakistani musicians Abhijeet is without doubt one of the only a few within the industry who's vocal against the import of cross-border musical talent. Addressing this exchange as totally one-sided that leaves Indian artists jobless, he calls those in favour of Pakistani musicians hypocrites.
His sarcasm was evident when he quipped, “I recently joined Twitter and I’m making it some extent to have interaction more with Pakistanis. Why should I be made a villain and a scapegoat for just telling an uncomfortable truth in public?”
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
