Rapper
Badshah's
new
song
Genda
Phool,
featuring
Payal
Dev
is
in
trouble
for
plagiarism.
The
song
has
allegedly
borrowed
lyrics
from
a
Bengali
folk
song
titled
'Borloker
Bitlo',
without
giving
credits.
Reportedly,
the
original
writer
Ratan
Kaher
does
not
have
the
means
to
sue
the
artists
of
the
new
song
for
plagiarism.
Genda
Phool
is
said
to
have
picked
the
lines
'Borlok
er
Bitilo,
lomba
lomba
chul....lal
genda
phool'
from
the
original
song.
According
to
News18,
Genda
Phool
simply
credits
the
song
to
a
'Bengali
folk
song'.
'Borloker
Bitlo'
was
written
by
Ratan
Kahar
in
the
1970s,
and
according
to
Hindustan
Times,
the
artist
cannot
afford
to
sue
the
makers
of
Genda
Phool.
Pinkvilla
reported
that
a
Doctoral
researcher
in
France,
Arghya
Bose,
has
written
to
West
Bengal
Chief
Minister
Mamta
Banerjee
to
protect
the
interests
of
the
original
artist
in
this
case.
"In
the
capacity
of
a
common
but
responsible
citizen
of
your
state,
Madam
Chief
Minister,
I
feel
obliged
and
responsible
to
bring
to
your
notice
an
exploitation
of
the
poor
artists
of
the
state
of
West
Bengal
at
this
level
by
apparently
world
renowned
artists.
It
is,
indeed,
the
moral
responsibility
of
the
entire
population
of
the
state,
and
more
so,
the
government
of
the
state
to
protect
the
interests
of
the
artistic
communities
of
our
country," she
wrote.
She
added,
"Your
government
has
always
shown
sensitivity,
empathy
and
appreciativeness
to
the
rich
intellectual
and
cultural
diversity
of
Bengal,
which
has
been
one
of
the
many
foundations
of
the
popularity
of
your
government.
I
write
this
mail
to
you
hoping
that
you
will
be
able
to
act
in
favour
of
Mr.
Kahar
in
this
regard,
and
obtain
for
him
the
intellectual
and
material
remuneration
that
is
due
to
him."
Genda
Phool
music
video
features
Badshah
and
Jacqueline
Fernandez.