The fight between Vashu Bhagnani's Puja Entertainment and Ramesh Taurani's Tips has escalated further. On Thursday, Puja Entertainment filed a ₹400 crore lawsuit before the Bombay High Court against Tips Industries Limited, Ramesh Taurani, Kumar S Taurani and filmmaker David Dhawan.
The lawsuit alleges the accused exploited iconic songs from Vashu Bhagnani's 1999 hit Biwi No.1 in Varun Dhawan's upcoming film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai.
Bhagnani sues the makers of Hai Jawani To Ishq Hona Hai Filed through counsels V K Dubey Associates, the suit seeks urgent and sweeping injunctive relief restraining the release, distribution, exhibition, streaming and further commercial exploitation of the film and its promotional material containing the two disputed songs - Chunnari Chunnari and Ishq Sona Hai.
Explaining the suit, Bhagnani's lawyer told news agency ANI, “We have filed a suit with a claim of Rs. 400 crores to the Tips Music Company. The legal battle has been increasing for many days, and the rights of the musicians were not ready to be settled.
The lawyer added that Puja Entertainment had sent a notice to Tips cancelling the audio rights previously granted to them, which means they cannot use the songs in the new film. “If they are the lawful owners of the music rights, they must show their documents. This is why we have filed a claim against Tips. Justice will prevail, and the truth will come out,” advocate Dubey added.
