Overview
- Puja Entertainment filed the Rs 400 crore suit on Friday, May 29, in the Bombay High Court against Tips Industries, Ramesh Taurani, Kumar Taurani and director David Dhawan, and the court has accepted the filing as sub judice.
- The complaint says Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai used recreated versions of 'Chunnari Chunnari' and 'Ishq Sona Hai' without permission and asks the court for an immediate stay on release, removal of the songs from the film and promotions, a title change and damages.
- Puja’s lawyers say original agreements with Tips granted only audio rights and that Tips’ 2018 request for visual or audiovisual rights did not result in a deal, after which Puja says it revoked the rights.
- Tips Industries has publicly called the claims baseless and said it is the lawful owner of the relevant rights, and trade reports say close contacts are trying to negotiate an out-of-court settlement though none is confirmed.
- The dispute highlights how older music licences split audio and audiovisual rights and could affect the film industry’s use of legacy songs while Puja Entertainment also faces a separate, unrelated commercial dispute reported with PVR Inox Pictures.