In
an
entertainment
industry,
notorious
for
robbing
artistes
of
their
rightful
resources
Arbaaz
Khan's
munificence
comes
as
a
pleasant
surprise.
After
reading
the
story
in
a
daily
tabloid,
Arbaaz
touched
base
to
say
he
is
willing
to
compensate
Razia
Beghum's
family,
though
Arbaaz
also
made
it
clear
that
he
doesn't
really
owe
anyone
any
compensation.
Says
Arbaaz,
"Every
week
we've
someone
or
the
other
claiming
to
be
the
original
composer-singers
of
'Munni
Badnaam'.
I
can
understand
the
eagerness
to
make
a
claim
over
something
as
successful
as
this
song.
The
truth
of
the
matter
is,
the
original
version
of
'Munni
Badnaam'
('Launda
Badnaam')
is
a
paaramparik
(traditional)
song.
It
therefore
belongs
to
no
one
and
everyone."
Arbaaz
further
explains,
"When
someone
comes
to
me
with
a
script,
I
don't
ask
him
where
it
came
from,
its
origins,
is
it
taken
from
a
Hollywood
films,
etc
etc.
I
presume
it
is
original
and
that
there
will
be
no
copyright
issues.
Similarly
with
a
song,
the
composer
(Lalit
Pandit)
played
'Munni
Badnaam'
for
me.
I
liked
it.
I
reserved
it
for
my
film.
End
of
matter."
However,
on
humanitarian
grounds,
Arbaaz
is
willing
to
provide
a
token
amount
of
money
to
Razia
Beghum's
family.
"I
understand
where
they
come
from.
I
understand
how
much
the
money
would
mean
to
them.
Although
legally
we
don't
owe
them
any
money,
on
humanitarian
grounds
because
they've
a
link
with
the
song,
I'm
willing
to
offer
them
a
token
amount.
They
can
come
to
me
next
month
after
the
New
Year's
and
I'll
hand
over
the
cheque
to
them."
Arbaaz
is
clearly
unhappy
with
Bhojpuri
star
Manoj
Tiwari's
involvement
with
the
matter.
"He
first
objected
to
my
tweeting
on
Ashmit
Patel
asking
my
followers
on
Twitter
to
vote
for
Ashmit.
Why
not?
He
is
my
friend.
And
if
I've
a
platform
to
support
him,
why
shouldn't
I?
And
by
the
way
I
also
tweeted
for
Seema
Parihar.
But
she
was
evicted.
So
it's
not
as
if
the
voting
pattern
is
influenced
by
my
tweets."
Arbaaz
is
exasperated
by
Tiwari's
attempts
to
get
singers
compensated
for
'Munni
Badnaam'.
"He
first
said
Tarabano
Faizabadi
should
be
given
money.
He
then
said
Razia
Beghum.
Why
should
I
give
money
on
his
say-so?
We
have
a
heart
and
we
in
this
family
know
how
to
be
charitable."
Story first published: Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 12:26 [IST]