Genda Phool Row: Ratan Kahar On Receiving 5 Lakh From Badshah: Want To Leave Behind Any Controversy
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By P T I
Bengali
folk
artiste
Ratan
Kahar
on
Wednesday
said
he
was
happy
after
talking
to
rapper
Badshah,
who
had
weaved
lines
of
his
folk
song
into
'Genda
Phool'
music
video,
and
is
now
looking
forward
to
collaborate
with
him
together,
leaving
behind
any
controversy
or
bitterness.
Kahar
confirmed
that
he
has
received
Rs
5
lakh
from
Badshah
on
March
6
but
said
that
more
than
monetary
help,
he
is
happy
to
get
recognised
as
the
original
lyricist
of
the
Bengali
folk
song.
"Yes,
my
son
has
confirmed
Rs
5
lakh
from
Badshah
has
entered
my
bank
account.
But
money
is
not
everything,
I
am
happy
as
he
has
credited
me
as
the
composer
of
the
lyrics
"Baro
Loker
Beti
Lo" which
he
had
weaved
in
his
music
video
'Genda
Phool'.
I
want
to
leave
behind
any
controversy,"
Kahar
told
PTI.
He
said
that
Badshah
had
promised
to
visit
his
residence
at
Suri
in
Birbhum
when
the
lockdown
is
lifted
and
"ointly
take
part
in
a
musical
programme.
Atanu
Barman,
who
is
close
to
Kahar
and
his
family
and
one
of
the
persons
behind
the
media
campaign
over
the
issue,
said,
"Badshah
had
sent
the
amount
after
talking
to
Kahar
over
videoconferencing
on
April
3
and
his
family
don't
harbour
any
hurt
feelings
any
more.
But
we
wish
Kahar's
name
be
referred
as
one
of
the
lyricists
of
the
song,
instead
of
merely
referring
it
as
Bengali
folk
song
now."
On
March
31,
Badshah
denied
allegations
that
he
used
folk
artiste
Ratan
Kahar's
lyrics
in
his
track
Genda
Phool
without
credits,
saying
he
could
not
find
the
lyricist's
name
anywhere
in
the
records.
Taking
to
Instagram,
Badshah
had
said
as
an
artiste,
he
would
never
rob
another
of
his
credit.
"Whosoever
has
tweeted
me
and
all
those
who
made
this
documentary
and
his
well
wishers,
I
want
you
to
reach
out
to
Ratan
Kahar
and
tell
him
that
I
am
here
and
he
can
reach
out
to
me,
I
would
love
to
help
him.
I
have
heard
he
is
struggling
financially
and
I
want
all
my
friends
from
the
fraternity
to
support
folk
artistes,"
he
had
said.
As
Badshah's
team
wanted
to
communicate
with
the
singer
through
his
local
contacts,
it
was
finally
made
possible
on
April
3.
The
music
video,
starring
Jacqueline
Fernandez,
debuted
on
March
25
and
was
among
the
top
trends
on
YouTube
but
a
section
of
social
media
users
had
pointed
out
how
the
song
does
not
mention
Kahar's
name.
Kahar,
who
is
in
his
70s
and
hails
from
Birbhum
in
West
Bengal,
earlier,
claimed
that
he
wrote
the
song
but
never
got
any
recognition
for
it.
His
song
has
been
recreated
in
the
past
as
well.
Kahar
said
he
first
got
to
know
that
his
song
was
used
in
the
video
after
a
theatre
personality
showed
the
video
to
him.