Priyadarshan BREAKS SILENCE on allegations of plagiarizing Satyajit Ray's Bengali song in 'Bhooth Bangla': 'Nothing wrong'

Filmmaker Priyadarshan is all set for the release of his upcoming film 'Bhooth Bangla', starring Akshay Kumar. At the trailer launch event of the movie on Monday, the director reacted to the alleged use of an expression from the song ‘Bhuter Raja Dilo Bor’ in his upcoming horror drama.

Priyadarshan reacts to plagiarism allegations

The song ‘Ram Ji Bhala Karein’ from ‘Bhooth Bangla’ features the hook line of the song ‘Bhuter Raja Dilo Bor’ from the National Award-winning Bengali film ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’, helmed by Satyajit Ray. Reacting to the allegations of plagiarism, Priyadarshan said, "Huge respect I have to him (Satyajit Ray), he is one of the masters from whom I learnt cinema. Second, the word you are saying is Bhoot. Now, if I ask you, in how many songs the word ‘Deewana’ used in Indian cinema? That means that only the first person, who used the word ‘deewana’ has the right to use it. It's only a word. We can't use, if somebody uses two lines, everybody can use, but the tune has nothing to do with the song."




According to the IANS report, the filmmaker further shared, "The lyricist has written those lines, and that is why we were so confident there is nothing wrong in it, and there’s a context to it because the film is ‘Bhooth Bangla’, and you should also understand there is a previous film called ‘Bhoot Bangla’ as well. Naturally, that title is repeated now. So these things get repeated; there is nothing. I respect Satyajit Ray like the god of Indian cinema."

More about 'Bhooth Bangla'

Directed by Priyadarshan, the movie features Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Rajpal Yadav, Jisshu Sengupta, Asrani, Mithila Palkar, and Rajesh Sharma.



The film will release in cinemas on April 16, 2026.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”