Pippa Makers Issue Apology Over AR Rahmans Rendition Of Nazrul Islams Islamic song Karar Oi Louho Kopat

Mumbai: Ishaan Khatter and Mrunal Thakur’s lately launched biographical struggle movie ‘Pippa’, primarily based on the life story of Captain Balram Singh Mehta, has come underneath hearth and going through backlash for utilizing a rendition of ‘Karar Oi Louho Kopat’ within the collection. Netizens slammed using the song and voiced their dislike on social media, prompting the makers to difficulty an apology over the matter. 

The producers of Pippa, the Roy Kapur Films took to their official Instagram deal with and shared a press release on the identical. The letter learn, “In gentle of the present discourse surrounding the song ‘Karar Oi Louho Kopat’ the producers, director, and music composer of the movie Pippa want to make clear that our rendition of the song is a honest creative interpretation, embarked upon solely after securing the mandatory adaptation rights from the property of the Late Mr. Kazi Nazrul Islam.

We approached the making of this song by faithfully following each the letter and the spirit of the license settlement for the lyrics, as duly signed with the Late Mrs. Kalyani Kazi and witnessed by Mr. Anirban Kazi.

Our intent was to pay homage to the cultural significance of the song whereas adhering to the phrases set forth in our settlement, which permitted us to make use of the lyrics with a brand new composition. We perceive the emotional attachment that audiences could must the unique composition, and whereas all artwork is inherently subjective if our interpretation has damage sentiments or induced unintended misery, we provide our honest apologies.”

‘Pippa’, which launched on November 10 on Amazon Prime Video, is a narrative with the Bangladesh liberation of 1971 within the backdrop. 

It is produced by Ronnie Screwvala underneath the banner of RSVP Movies and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films, and directed by Raja Krishna Menon. The collection additionally featured Priyanshu Painyuli and Soni Razdan in pivotal roles.

Based on the e-book ‘The Burning Chaffees’ by Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta, the movie is written by Menon, Tanmay Mohan, and Ravinder Randhawa.

The title of the movie is a tribute to the amphibious struggle tank known as the PT-76 (Palavushi Tanka), popularly referred to as ‘Pippa,’ akin to an empty tin of ghee that easily floats on water.