India, May 20 -- The legal battle between producer Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment and Tips Music has sparked a larger debate over who truly owns the rights to a film's music: the producer or the music label. Pooja Entertainment recently dragged Tips to court, alleging that the latter recreated the iconic song Chunari Chunari for their film Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai without permission. The track was originally featured in Biwi No.1 (1999), which was produced by them. The court has since granted interim protection to Vashu.

Meanwhile, Tips maintained on Instagram that they remain the "lawful owner" of the music rights, dismissing Pooja Entertainment's claims as "malicious."

When we reach out to Vashu pointing out the same, his le...