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Farasat Anees says: ‘T-series must reach out to me before using my song’

Farasat Anees
  • Farasat Anees criticised Bollywood production company T-series.
  • He claimed that T-series has stolen his song ‘Biba’.
  • Farasat further added that they could have reached out to me before using my song.

Farasat Anees, a Pakistani artist, criticised Bollywood production company T-series on Instagram for stealing his song “Biba” for the soundtrack of a forthcoming film. The song “Biba” was initially composed for the Pakistani movie “Joyland,” which was nominated for an Oscar.

Farasat Anees, a singer from Pakistan, used Instagram to criticise Bollywood production company T-series for using his song “Biba” without permission for a forthcoming film’s soundtrack. The Pakistani Oscar-nominated movie “Joyland” initially featured the song “Biba.”

In an interview with the Indian publication The Print, Anees stated that the music company had not contacted him before utilising one of his songs: “A billion-dollar company like T-Series should be professional in its approach. They (the music directors) could have at least reached out to me or perhaps mailed me once before putting out the song. There was no communication from their end. Perhaps there could have been a counter-quote, and we could have made something together.”

Anees further claimed that hearing T-Series’ “Biba” gave him a strange feeling and that the company is notorious for stealing Pakistani songs: ‘“This is not the first time they have done something like this. They’ve earlier done this with Abrar’s song. If nothing else, this only motivates me that such a big label has copied my song and that makes me want to do better work further.”

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Another Pakistani song ‘Biba’ is copied by Bollywood

Biba
  • Bollywood will continue to appropriate Pakistani classics.
  • T-Series was called out by Farasat Anees for stealing his song “BIBA.”
  • Anees posted a video on Instagram that includes clips from both songs.

Undoubtedly, Bollywood will continue to appropriate Pakistani classics. T-Series, the music giant of B-Town, is here to ruin yet another Lollywood musical score after distorting Nach Punjaban, Disco Deewane, and numerous other songs. The Indian music company was recently called out by Pakistani singer Farasat Anees for stealing his song “BIBA,” which was used in the Pakistani Oscar-nominated movie Joyland. Anees claimed to have fans in Pakistan and India in an interview with a local media outlet called Images. Anees has sent emails to the record company but hasn’t gotten a response, which irritates him.

Anees posted a video on Instagram that includes clips from both songs and asks viewers to comment on whether they think the song has been stolen.

“What a disgrace! T-Series [is] stealing our work because it has been trending in the world. Me and my brothers, Toshi and Slick Trick, worked day and night to bring this song where it is. PLEASE HAVE SOME SHAME and stop ruining every good song from Pakistan,” he captioned the post.

Anees further wrote, “The love and respect Indians showed to our version of ‘BIBA’ was massive. We will always be grateful for that. [They are] also supporting us in the comment section of this cheap copy of ‘BIBA’. Will always be thankful to listeners across the border!”

 

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Joyland is the first movie from Pakistan to take home a prize at Cannes 2022. The film also received the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard category and the Cannes Queer Palm Award for outstanding LGBT, “queer,” or feminist-themed film. Sarwat Gilani, Sania Saeed, Ali Junejo, Alina Khan, and Rasti Farooq are the stars of Joyland.

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