Who is Ratan Kahar? Badshah’s Genda Phool made him an internet sensation

First Published Mar 31, 2020, 2:46 PM IST

Badshah and Jacqueline Fernandez along with Payal Dev released a new song Genda Phool, which is originally written by Ratan Kahar

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Rapper Badshah and actress Jacqueline Fernandez along with singer Payal Dev released a new track Genda Phool, which has a distinct folk melody fused with uber urban sounds.

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While the song has already garnered more than 50mn views on YouTube, it has also been marred by plagiarism allegations.

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The song has a line "Borlok er Bitilo, lomba lomba chul.....lal genda phool”, which will remind you of the original folk song Borloker Bitilo.

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The Bengali folk song was originally written by Ratan Kahar, who was not given credit in the music video, which has violated the Indian Copyright Amendment Act 2012.

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Just search Boro Loker Biti on YouTube, and it will take you to the original folk song, which can be heard in Badshah’s Genda Phool.

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Who is Ratan Kahar? He is a folk singer and song composer living in Birbhum district of West Bengal.

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Recently, his house was demolished because he didn't have money and now he is living in a temporary house.

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Ratan Kahar’s song Boro Loker Biti was first adapted by singer Swapna Chakaraborty back in 1976, post which. They made to a lot of Bengali films and music together, but credit always went to her and not Ratan Kahar. The song also won the Golden Disk award.

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He has also sung in Kolkata's Akashvani radio station. After that, Ratan Kahar began working with Akashvani under the supervision of Pahari Sanyan.

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Ratan Kahar said many singers and lyrics have become famous and have made money out of his songs. But he stayed in darkness without due credit.