Press Trust of India
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October 07, 2012 10:56 IST
(Mumbai)
The lyrics of the song from Prakash Jha's upcoming movie Chakravyuh imply that everyone has exploited the nation for their own benefit
Filmmaker Prakash Jha has received a legal notice from the Birla group of companies over the
controversial lyrics of a song from his upcoming film Chakravyuh and insists he did not intend to disrespect
anyone.
"Yes. We have received a legal notice from them. Since it's a legal matter, our legal team is looking into it. We
will reply to them," Jha told PTI.
The lyrics of the song go, Birla ho ya Tata, Ambani ho
ya Bata, Sabne apne chakkar mein des ko hai kaata. Are humre
hi khoon se inka engine chale dhakadhak (Be it Birla or Tata,
Ambani or Bata, everyone has exploited the nation for their
own benefits; their engine runs on our blood).
Objecting to putting their name in bad light, the Birlas
had sent a legal notice to Jha.
The Censor Board has cleared the song after Jha agreed to
carry a disclaimer. The board had also objected to the use of
names like Tata, Birla and Ambani in the song as it felt it
was a personal attack on the country's top industrialists.
Jha, however, said that names of Birla-Tata have been
used in a song earlier as well.
"Earlier in the 1978 film Heeralaal Pannalaal there
was a song Sidhe Raste Chaloge To also had lyrics on
Tata, Bata company," he said.
"We have generically used the names in the song. We do
not intend to hurt, disrespect or harm anyone. We have also
carried the disclaimer," he said.
Chakravyuh releases on October 24.