Ricky Kej Questions Sargam Vaish After Plagiarism Claim Against ‘Vvan’
Mumbai — Independent artist Sargam Vaish has accused the makers of Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia-starrer “Vvan” of using part of his song “Aigiri Nandini” in the film’s recently released trailer without his permission.
Vaish posted a video on Instagram on Monday in which he said a song from a project he has been working on for three years was used in the trailer without authorization.
“I have been working on a project for three years, and one song from that has been used in the film Vvan’s trailer that was recently released, without my permission. The Vvan stars Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia and is directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, produced by Balaji Telefilms and TVF. They have used my song for 25 seconds without my permission,” he said.
Vaish also threatened legal action if the song was not removed from the trailer.
“From 1 minute 8 seconds to 1 minute 33 seconds, the song’s name is Aigiri Nandini. They have used my master file, production, and vocals as it is. I have signed a deal with a big label; if that is affected, they will be responsible for this. Kindly remove the song from your trailer and the movie; otherwise, my legal team will take care of it,” he said.
After the post circulated on social media, CBFC member Ricky Kej asked Vaish in the comments how the makers obtained access to the recording.
“How did they get access to your master recording when you had not released it yet?” Kej wrote.
Vaish replied that the song had already been provided for another major film but had not yet been released.
“Sir, I’m a big fan of yours, so it genuinely means a lot that you noticed this. The song was already given to another big movie and was still unreleased. Somehow, it reached this movie through another circle and was used before the original project. That’s exactly what I’m trying to understand as well,” Vaish said.
Directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra and Arunabh Kumar, “Vvan” is scheduled to be released in theaters on Sept. 25. (Source: IANS)
