Producers Javed Akhtar and Sameer were credited for songs from old movies, says producer

Sandip Ssingh, producer of the biographical film about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Saturday that his team had used the songs of opera writers Javed Akhtar and Sameer in the film and had therefore added their name to the credits.

Akhtar and Sameer had denied Friday writing songs for the next film, PM Narendra Modi. The credits of the movie's trailer show their names with other lyricists – Prasoon Joshi, Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay, Sardaraa and Parry G Lavraj.

"We picked up the songs" Ishwar Allah "from the film . 1947: Earth and the song Suno Gaur Se Duniya Walon & # 39; from the film Dus in our film, so we granted the credits due to the respective lyricists, Javed Sahab and Sameer Ji, "Ssingh, who is also the creative director and author of the story, said on Twitter.

Ishwar Allah comes from the land of Deepa Mehta (1998) opposed to partition. The song, composed by AR Rahman, is a tribute to community harmony and asks the gods: "When their hearts are so big, are the men so close?"

"I am shocked to find my name on the poster of this movie," wrote Akhtar on Twitter on Friday , enclosing a screen capture. credits from the trailer. "I did not write songs for that."

The lyricist Sameer said that he had called Akhtar after reading his tweet and had told him that he had not not worked on the project either. "I do not understand what they credit me," said Sameer at midday . "Even if the producers used my old songs, the label should be aware of it. But in this case, they too are void. On my side, I tried to phone Omung Kumar [director] and Sandeep Ssingh, but their phones were turned off. What they did is incorrect. They must fix it soon.

The film portrays Vivek Oberoi as Narendra Modi at various stages of his life, including his early years with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and his long tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. victory in the 2014 elections in Lok Sabha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be released on April 5, one week before the start of the election on April 11. Several political parties claimed that the film violated the Model Code of Conduct effective March 10.