'Dhurandhar 2' Oye Oye song row: High Court refuses to stop Aditya Dhar from using the song in the OTT version of the film

After the release of 'Dhurandhar 2', the makers were in legal trouble as Trimurti Films filed a case against the film for using the song 'Oye Oye Tirchi Topi Wale', remixed as 'Rang De Lal'. As per the latest update now, the Delhi High Court has declined to stop filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s production house from using the song in the OTT version of the film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. The court noted that the makers had already invested significant money, time, and effort into the project based on agreements signed with music label T-Series.A bench headed by Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, in an order passed on Thursday, observed that Aditya Dhar’s production house and Jio Studios could not now be pushed into a disadvantageous position or forced to suffer massive financial losses due to Trimurti Films’ delayed approach to the court over alleged copyright infringement.“In the present case, defendant no.1 and defendant no.2 on the assurance and the agreement with defendant no.3 have invested huge sums of money, time and efforts in producing the cinematograph film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ and cannot now be put to a detrimental or disadvantageous position and direct them to undergo huge financial losses merely at the askance of the plaintiff, as and when the plaintiff chooses to awaken from its deep slumber,” the court said.The court also pointed out that permitting the song during the theatrical run while banning it on OTT platforms would lead to an impractical situation.“In that, so far as the broadcasting of the said cinematograph film in cinema halls/movie theatres is concerned, the presence of the alleged infringing song/remixed version would be permissible, whereas the same would become an infringing act so far as the OTT platforms are concerned. This, to the mind of this court, is inconceivable and cannot be countenanced,” the order stated.At the same time, to maintain fairness, the court directed T-Series to deposit Rs 50 lakh with the Registrar General within four weeks.