Music composer Anu Malik, who originally composed the song Wo Ladki Jo for Baadshah, reacted just days after singer Dua Lipa appeared on the mashup of her song Levitating and the famous track. Speaking to News18, Anu called Dua “a very, very talented” singer. He also said that “credit is important and people should know that Woh Ladki Jo is a song by Anu Malik and Abhijeet Bhattacharya has sung it”. (Also Read | Abhijeet Bhattacharya talks about Dua Lipa’s appearance on Levitating x Woh Ladki Jo: ‘I don’t care who she is’)

Anu says due credit should be given

Anu also spoke about proper credit, “We can only demand that they give us the rightful credit. Aaj kal toh hum sirf haath jodke request karte hain (these days we only ask with folded hands). I’m not one to stir up controversy. We are very proud Indians who are happy that our song has reached a global stage… I am grateful that the song I composed is a tantrum and has gone viral since the movie Badshah. But it must also be said that the presence and popularity of Shah Rukh Khan has taken my composed song to another level. I thank Dua Lipa for making this song more popular than it already is and for recognizing the immense talent of musicians from our great country of India, including myself.

Anu talks about the rights of Wo Ladki Jo

Talking about the source of the collaboration, the music composer added, “I want to know how they got the rights of the song from the company and whether they mentioned mine and Abhijeet’s name or whether they just took it off the shelf .” I don’t know the whole story. All I know is that people are celebrating the fact that Dua Lipa used my song so well. People love the production too. I love how my melody plays in the background.

All about original songs, mashup and Dua’s performance

Woh Ladki Jo from the 1999 film Badshah was sung by singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya. The song has been picturized by actors Shah Rukh Khan and Twinkle Khanna. Dua released Levitating in 2020. In 2023, DJ Ruchir Kulkarni created the mashup of the songs.

Recently, Dua spoke to Times of India about the song and said, “I was overwhelmed when I heard the mix of Woh Ladki Jo and Levitating for the first time. It was incredible!” Responding to a fan’s post about her performance, the singer wrote in the comments: “I HAD TO!!!! Too much fun!!”

What the singer Wo Ladki Jo had said

Recently, Abhijeet spoke to News18 about Dua’s performance. He had said, “Dua Lipa should have said it (allegedly). She also creates songs. Anu Malik, Javed Akhtar and I created this song… To be completely honest, I don’t care who Dua Lipa is.” She may or may not take my name, but when she performed it on stage, I was all over it flooded with shouts that she couldn’t even name.