AR Rahman's rendition of Kazi Nazrul Islam's song in 'Pippa' faces backlash | Explained
TOI stated that Kazi Nazrul Islam's grandson and granddaughter have refused to accept the apology from the makers. The rendition of ‘Karar oi louho kopat’ (Iron bars of jail) was released in the war movie ‘Pippa’ which stars Ishaan Khatter and Mrunal Thakur in the lead. The film is based on real-life events that happened during the 1971 war between India-Pakistan which led to the birth of Bangladesh.
Speaking to news agency PTI on 11 November, Nazrul’s grandson and painter Kazi Anirban said, “My mother had given her consent for using the song for the movie but not for changing the tunes. The way the song has been dished out with the change in rhythm and tunes is shocking." Nazrul’s granddaughter Anindita Kazi in a voice message from the US said, “As members of his family and lovers of his creations, we cannot accept this distortion. We want it to be immediately omitted from the film and removed from the public domain," as quoted by PTI. Popularly known as the ‘rebel poet’, Nazrul Islam, was born in 1899 in present-day West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district.
His songs, known as ‘Nazrul geeti’, are second in terms of popularity after those of Rabindranath Tagore in Bengal. He was named Bangladesh's national poet. The film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the banner of RSVP Movies and Siddharth Roy Kapur's Roy Kapur Films and directed by Raja Krishna Menon.
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