India, April 11 -- Days after filing a suit against the makers of Dhurandhar over the alleged unauthorised use of the Tridev song Tirchi Topiwale, filmmaker Rajiv Rai has addressed the case in a new interview. The filmmaker, who directed and produced Tridev, to which the song originally belongs, slammed the Dhurandhar team for using it in the film without his consent.

Tirchi Topiwale was filmed for Tridev and picturised on Madhuri Dixit, Sonam, and Sangeeta Bijlani. Written by Anand Bakshi and composed by Kalyanji-Anandji, the song was a chartbuster. The song appears in the climax of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, which released last month. A remixed version also finds a place in the film's soundtrack.

Rajiv Rai's company, Trimurti Films, has...