Mumbai, April 6 – Filmmaker Priyadarshan has responded to the allegations of using a phrase from the song 'Bhuter Raja Dilo Bor' in his upcoming film 'Bhooth Bangla'.
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', directed by Satyajit Ray.
Priyadarshan attended the trailer launch of 'Bhooth Bangla' in the city on Monday, and addressed the plagiarism allegations.
He told the media, "I have immense respect for him (Satyajit Ray), he is one of the masters from whom I learned cinema. Second, the word you are using is 'Bhoot'. Now, if I ask you, in how many songs has the word 'Deewana' been used in Indian cinema? That means that only the first person who used the word 'deewana' has the right to use it. It's just a word. If someone uses two lines, everyone can use them, but the tune has nothing to do with the song."
"The lyricist has written those lines, and that is why we were so confident that there was nothing wrong with it, and there is a context to it because the film is 'Bhooth Bangla', and you should also understand that there is another film called 'Bhoot Bangla' as well. Naturally, that title is repeated now. So, these things get repeated, there is nothing wrong. I respect Satyajit Ray like the God of Indian cinema," he added.
Meanwhile, 'Bhooth Bangla' also stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Rajpal Yadav, Jisshu Sengupta, Asrani, and Mithila Palkar.
Presented by Balaji Motion Pictures, a division of Balaji Telefilms Ltd, in association with Cape of Good Films, 'Bhooth Bangla' is directed by Priyadarshan, and produced by Akshay Kumar, Shobha Kapoor, and Ektaa R Kapoor. The film will be released in cinemas on April 16, 2026.