The Bombay High Court declined to grant urgent interim relief to Trimurti Films in its copyright suit over the alleged remix of “Saat Samundar Paar” in the film Tu Meri Main Tera Tu Meri. The Court’s refusal means there is no immediate bar on the film’s release, with a detailed order awaited.
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant urgent interim relief to Trimurti Films Pvt Ltd in its copyright infringement suit against filmmaker Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and music label Saregama India Ltd over the alleged unauthorised use of a remixed version of the 1992 hit song “Saat Samundar Paar” in the upcoming Hindi film Tu Meri Main Tera Tu Meri.
A single-judge Bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh pronounced the order today, declining to pass any immediate directions. The Court is expected to upload a detailed written order soon.
Trimurti Films had approached the High Court alleging that its copyright was infringed by the use of the song in the film, which is scheduled for theatrical release on December 25.
The production house sought damages of ₹10 crore along with a permanent injunction to restrain the defendants from using the song, its tune, lyrics or any part thereof for remixing, adaptation or exploitation in the film or any other project.
The suit was filed against Dharma Productions and Namah Pictures Pvt Ltd, the producers of the film, Saregama India Ltd as the music label, and rapper-composer Aditya Prateek Singh, popularly known as ‘Badshah’, who is associated with the alleged remix.
According to the plaint, Trimurti Films is the first owner of the copyright in the 1992 film Vishwatma and its soundtrack, including the popular song “Saat Samundar Paar.”
It claimed that all rights in the musical work, literary work and sound recording of the song vest exclusively with Trimurti, including the right to incorporate the song or any portion of it in any cinematograph film.
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Trimurti argued that a 1990 agreement entered into with Saregama’s predecessor, The Gramophone Company of India Ltd, only granted limited rights for reproduction and distribution of the original audio recordings.
It contended that this agreement did not permit any modification, adaptation or creation of a derivative work, including remixing or synchronization of the song with a new film.
The production house further stated that it became aware of the alleged infringement in early December 2025, when promotional material of Tu Meri Main Tera Tu Meri began appearing online.
According to Trimurti, Instagram posts by Dharma Productions, Namah Pictures and Saregama used the tune of “Saat Samundar Paar,” with Badshah being credited as the artist on the promotional poster.
It was also pointed out that the song did not feature in the official music album of the film, which was released on December 17. The plaint referred to media reports and articles suggesting that the defendants were “remixing” the song for inclusion in the film, even though no licence or authorisation had been obtained from Trimurti Films.
Apart from claiming damages and seeking a permanent injunction, Trimurti also requested the Court to restrain the release, exhibition, communication or broadcast of the film to the extent it contains the allegedly infringing song.
Senior Advocate Ravi Kadam appeared for Trimurti Films, assisted by counsel Hiren Kamod, who was briefed by a team from Remfry & Sagar comprising advocates V Mohini, Aarti Aggarwal, Karan Khiani and Rohan Lopes.
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Dharma Productions was represented by Senior Advocate Birendra Saraf, along with advocates Parag Khandhar, Chandrima Mitra and Anaheeta Verma, briefed by DSK Legal.
Senior Advocate Veerendra Tulzapurkar appeared on behalf of Saregama India Ltd.
The High Court’s refusal to grant urgent interim relief means that, for now, there is no judicial restraint on the release of the film, pending further orders after the detailed judgment is uploaded.
Case Title:
Trimurti Films v. Dharma Productions & Ors.
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