Just getting Crazy

The Ram Sampath version according to Times of India:

‘I’m not going to do any mudslinging!’ Like a lot of people, I don’t watch much TV as my work keeps me busy. It was only on March 18 that someone asked me if I had composed the music for Krazzy 4 . I called up the Sony Ericsson guys, I called up the Roshans, but they all kept avoiding me. Then I filed a case of plagiarism against them. They had enough time to react to that. They were sent a notice and they kept saying, ‘Our lawyer will get in touch with you’. Only when they got the legal notice on April 2, that they woke up and took me seriously. After this, they tried to dangle a lot of carrots in front of me. I got SMSes from Hrithik Roshan saying that they have an NOC and even they have been cheated. But my fight was for the truth. The Roshans wanted me to compromise. From Hrithik’s SMSes, I figured out that he was ignorant of most of the story and was just trying to help his father. But it does not help to be ignorant. There was absolutely no honesty from their side. I got justice and I am happy. As far as Rakesh Roshan calling me a man with no morals is concerned, well I am not going to be a part of any mudslinging. I have now been given the title of composer of the tune by the High Court. But honestly, the song sounds so terrible that I don’t want to be called its composer!

Why is Bollywood so reckless and insincere?

Bollywood is known for its wayward ways of copying Hollywood themes so recklessly. It has now become kind of a standard to copy the non-desi themes and even our well-informed critics have resigned to this fate. They also need movies to review, it is their daily bread, and unless Bollywood doesn’t produce stuff, what would they do?

But, now the Roshans have made headways in this space by copying a desi music for their upcoming movie Krazzy4! Remember that the Roshans camp has a well-acclaimed music composer in Rajesh Roshan and still they had to stand the shame of the court ruling against them. There is a very nice story on this topic in DNA.

The original composer of the music, Ram Sampath, has won a whopping Rs. 2 crore through an out-of-court-settlement with the Roshans. That is quite a fortune.