Key Points:
- Gujarati singer Arvind Vegda who popularized ‘Bhai-Bhai’, is unhappy because filmmakers are not giving any credit and taking songs without permission.
- Song was used in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Goliyon Ki Raslila: Ramlila’, and now it is coming in BHUJ movie in which Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan are there.
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Recently this song has been used once again by the makers of the film Bhuj. This incident is happening with artists from Gujarat from time to time. The film’s composer is not ready to talk about it.
The song was used in a Gujarati film in 1989. The
interesting thing in this whole controversy is that ‘Bhai Bhai … Bhala Mori Rama ..’ has been used in various guises of Gujarati folk music for decades. Bhavai song ‘Bhai Bhai’ was also included in the famous Gujarati film ‘Mahisagarne Aare’ which came out in 1989.
The question then is who really owns the song ‘Bhai Bhai’?
In this regard, Gujarati film expert and researcher Kartikeya Bhatt said in a conversation with divyabhaskar.com, ‘Bhavai is a Gujarati tradition that has been going on for years. Bhavai is the heritage of folk music, no one can claim the slope used in it. Aarti or Garbo can be sung by anyone and no one can claim their copyright on it, in the same way no one can claim ‘Bhai Bhai’. If credit has to be given, then credit as Gujarati folk music should be given. Doha and Sakhi have been sung since the time of Narasimha Mehta and anyone in the country can sing.
In addition, Kartikeya Bhatt says, ‘Bhavai has been going on religiously for years, but it was refined by Asait Thackeray of Unjha. This is their creation and they should be given credit. He also said indignantly that Hindi filmmakers should stop stealing and name any work taken from any place.
‘Bhai Bhai’ song from the 1989 film ‘Mahisagarne Aare’
If ‘Bhai Bhai … Bhala Mori Rama ..’ has been used in Gujarati Bhavai since time immemorial, then it is an integral part of folk music and Gujarati heritage. For that, the discussion that a Gujarati artist has been wronged should be put aside and credit should be given to the Gujarati brother, so that this dying folk art can be revived.
Source from Divyabhaskar
Old song bhala mori rama link from youtube https://youtu.be/-897WAMzKfA it came in 1989 as per the news sources.
