India, June 1 -- Veteran producer Vashu Bhagnani has spoken at length about his decades-long journey in the film industry, his association with filmmaker David Dhawan, and his strained relationship with music producer Ramesh Taurani. In a strongly-worded personal statement, Bhagnani said that while he rarely speaks publicly about industry relationships, he now feels it is important to put his side of the story on record after what he described as years of disappointment and betrayal.

His remarks come amid an ongoing public and legal dispute involving music rights and creative ownership issues over songs 'Chunari Chunari' and 'Ishq Hona Hai' connected to films associated withTips Industries. Recent weeks have seen both camps exchange stat...