AR Rehman Takes up Music Rights Issue
Bollywood’s top music composer AR Rehman has taken up cudgels for the right of composers to have rights over their own music. In the event, he has even had to part ways with Shah Rukh Khan over Om Shanti Om. Producer King Khan has decided to stick with the age-old Bollywood practice of producers retaining the rights of a movie’s music score. AR Rehman has taken up the cause of composers and lyricists insisting on their having a share in the copyright. Shah Rukh Khan has replaced Rehman with the music director duo Vishal-Shekhar. However, Aaamir Khan has supported AR Rehman over the music rights issue, signing him up for his next venture. Well, time will only tell whether the music maestro’s crusade brings about the desired result.