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Makers of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' slapped with legal notice

9th July 2015

Makers of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' land in legal trouble. Abdul Samee Siddhiqui claims to have acquired the rights of the qawwali, 'Bhar De Jholi' featured in the movie starring Adnan Sami and Salman Khan.

Abdul Samee Siddhiqui said, "I acquired the rights of the song from the heirs of the Sabri brothers eight years ago for a film that I was making on Indo-Pak relations with director Rajkumar Santoshi, which didn't materialise. But that doesn't mean that the qawwali can be used by another person just like that."

His lawyer Rashid Zafar added, "If they don't reply to this letter, we will soon decide our future course of action."

Ajmad Farid Sabri, one of the heirs of the original Sabri brothers said, "My kids are  Salman Khan fans. So am I. But I am upset and angry because they used the qawwali without our consent. Had they asked, I would have happily let them use it in their film."

Ajmad’s cousin, Shumail Maqbool Sabri said, "Not only did they not ask, they didn't even give us credit. It's sad that a legal notice had to be sent to them when things could have been settled amicably."

Tags: Salman Khan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan,