Mumbai: Music label and production house T-Series on Wednesday removed a song by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam from their YouTube channel after objections from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
T-Series had on Saturday released Atif's version of 'Kinna Sona' track from last year's action-drama Marjaavaan on their YouTube channel.
The move didn't go down well with MNS Chitrapat Sena president Ameya Khopkar who warned the production house of "major action" if it does not remove the video.
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WARNING TO TSERIES
— Ameya Khopkar (@MNSAmeyaKhopkar) June 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Take down Pakistani singer Atif-Aslam song from your TSeries youtube channel immediately else we will take a major action against @TSeries. #TakeDownAtifAslamSong @itsbhushankumar @mnsadhikrut @rajupatilmanase
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— Ameya Khopkar (@MNSAmeyaKhopkar) June 23, 2020
Take down Pakistani singer Atif-Aslam song from your TSeries youtube channel immediately else we will take a major action against @TSeries. #TakeDownAtifAslamSong @itsbhushankumar @mnsadhikrut @rajupatilmanaseWARNING TO TSERIES
— Ameya Khopkar (@MNSAmeyaKhopkar) June 23, 2020
Take down Pakistani singer Atif-Aslam song from your TSeries youtube channel immediately else we will take a major action against @TSeries. #TakeDownAtifAslamSong @itsbhushankumar @mnsadhikrut @rajupatilmanase
In a letter addressed to MNS chief Raj Thackeray, T-Series said the track was erroneously uploaded on their YouTube channel.
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"The said song, sung by Atif Aslam, was put out on the YouTube channel of T-Series by one of our employees. He was unaware of his actions, which led to the mistake. We deeply regret this and apologise for the same.
"We assure you that the song won't release on our platform and we won't promote it either. We are taking down the song and reassure you that we won't be assisting any Pakistani singers," the letter read.
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'टी-सिरीज'ने पाकिस्तानी कलाकाराचं गाणं प्रदर्शित केल्यानंतर पक्षाच्या चित्रपट शाखेचे अध्यक्ष @MNSAmeyaKhopkar ह्यांनी तीव्र आक्षेप नोंदवला. महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेनेच्या रोषाला सामोरं जावं लागेल म्हणून व्यवस्थापनाने चूक मान्य करत भारतीयांची जाहीर माफी मागितली आहे. #मनसेदणका pic.twitter.com/etJmTNYXQj
— MNS Tweets (@manaseit) June 24, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">'टी-सिरीज'ने पाकिस्तानी कलाकाराचं गाणं प्रदर्शित केल्यानंतर पक्षाच्या चित्रपट शाखेचे अध्यक्ष @MNSAmeyaKhopkar ह्यांनी तीव्र आक्षेप नोंदवला. महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेनेच्या रोषाला सामोरं जावं लागेल म्हणून व्यवस्थापनाने चूक मान्य करत भारतीयांची जाहीर माफी मागितली आहे. #मनसेदणका pic.twitter.com/etJmTNYXQj
— MNS Tweets (@manaseit) June 24, 2020'टी-सिरीज'ने पाकिस्तानी कलाकाराचं गाणं प्रदर्शित केल्यानंतर पक्षाच्या चित्रपट शाखेचे अध्यक्ष @MNSAmeyaKhopkar ह्यांनी तीव्र आक्षेप नोंदवला. महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेनेच्या रोषाला सामोरं जावं लागेल म्हणून व्यवस्थापनाने चूक मान्य करत भारतीयांची जाहीर माफी मागितली आहे. #मनसेदणका pic.twitter.com/etJmTNYXQj
— MNS Tweets (@manaseit) June 24, 2020
Following the Pulwama terror attack last year, MNS had asked music companies to stop working with Pakistani singers.
Pakistani actors faced similar ban in 2016 after the Uri terror strike. Filmmaker Karan Johar's film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil faced difficulties in its release for featuring Fawad Khan. The film released after the director apologised and promised to never work with Pakistani actors again. Bollywood producers have avoided working with actors from across the border after controversy.
With inputs from PTI
