Aamir Khan vs Javed Akhtar | Eyes Read it

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Cinematic world just witnesses a clash of two iconic figures on the issue of royalty for lyricists. While one of the figures was Javed Akhtar, on the opposite end we had Aamir Khan. Both extremely vocal in their opinions and in a moment, Khan resigned from the Committee appointed to oversee Copyright rights by the Government.

Khan has a opinion that lyricists do not have that great influence on the success of a movie that they should be paid more royalty after the success of movie. It should follow the traditional pattern where settlements are done prior to the release. However, Javed Sa’ab disagreed. He said that the music, that obviously includes lyrics; can be a major determinant to the success of movie. Well, he has a valid point as many movie get the initial collections because their music attract the people. That is why Javed Sa’ab made it a point that scriptwriters and lyricists both should be provided with royalties. Interestingly, even after 3 Idiots-Vidhu-Chetan fiasco, Khan stressed that writers (but not the lyricists) should be compensated appropriately.

Though, the motive is to ascertain the financial security of little known writers and lyricists; the resignation (though was taken back after intervention of concerned ministry) left sour taste on mouth.

Keeping the spat aside; recently promos of Prince (the Vivek Oberoi starrer) are being floated on small screen and from rushes looks promising technically, not story wise. The actions and graphics are at par with Hollywood movies and we can expect a success though the diminished fan base of Vivek raises doubts. After Company, Sathiya and Shootout…, he has hardly done any remarkable work though he has shown great promises on his debut.

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