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Faheem Ruhani
Friday, May 12, 2006 20:50 IST Music director Kalyanji-Anandji will become the first Indian duo to be awarded by the Broadcasting Media Inc (BMI), a body associated with copyrights in the US. The music director duo's song parts from 'Don' ('Ye Mera Dil') and another from 'Apradh' ('Ae Naujavan') had been incorporated by the Black Eyed Peas in their number 'Don't Phunk With My Heart'. Music director Anandji, who survives the late Kalyanji, will be present in LA on May 16 to receive the award. Strangely, the band never got in touch with the music director for acquiring the song. They directly obtained it from the label Sa Re Ga Ma. Recently, Black Eyed Peas had been awarded Best Rapper at the 2005 Grammy Awards. Says Anandji, "Of course I am happy and anybody in my place would have also been happy. The award is important because it recognises and gives due credit to the original creators of the song. I hope this award creates an awareness about copyright issues in India, because so often songs in India are used without giving the original composer any credit or royalty for it." So, has he received any royalty for his compositions? "Not yet, but I am sure it will come through soon. Since it is the first time, things might take time initially." Anandji adds that it is impossible to not miss his brother Kalyanji on the occasion. "He was older than me and I used to feel safe under his guidance." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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