Days after filing a suit against the makers of Dhurandhar 2, filmmaker Rajiv Rai has addressed the case in a new interview. The filmmaker, who directed and produced Tridev, slammed the Dhurandhar team for using the song Tirchi Topiwale in the film without his consent.
Tirchi Topiwale was filmed for Tridev and picturised on Madhuri Dixit, Sonam, and Sangeeta Bijlani. Written by Anand Bakshi and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji, the song was a chartbuster. The song appears in the climax of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which released last month.
Rajiv Rai's company, Trimurti Films, has now sued Jio Studios and B62 Studios, the production houses behind Dhurandhar 2, as well as T-Series, which holds the film's music rights, over the song's use.
Rajiv Rai says, 'This is a theft. When you use the song in another film after altering it, it is double theft.' Slamming the makers of Dhurandhar, including the production houses and director Aditya Dhar, Rai says, 'It's my creation that has gone into Dhurandhar. Have I earned anything out of it? No. Have they thanked me? No. Have they taken permission? No.'
Tridev, released in 1989, was directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by his father, Gulshan Rai. Dhurandhar 2 stars Ranveer Singh, alongside Arjun Rampal, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Rakesh Bedi, and Sara Arjun.
