Diwali’s box-office showdown just got more dramatic, with Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 already eyeing screen time dominance—and now embroiled in a musical legal face-off! Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again got an early start with its title track gathering a whopping 21 million YouTube views within 24 hours of release. But there was a major hiccup: the classic Singham theme that fans know and love sparked a copyright conflict with T-Series, which owns the rights to the franchise’s music. Within days of the release, the track was abruptly removed from YouTube, as T-Series slapped a copyright strike on it!
The issue? Shetty’s team used the iconic Singham tune without securing rights from T-Series. This rookie error forced them to quickly rework and re-release the song with a completely new melody under SaReGaMa’s channel. While this revised track gained 3 million views in just four hours, the response has been mixed, with fans longing for the original’s familiar beat.
It’s not just Singham that’s affected; other entries in Shetty’s Cop Universe—Simmba and Sooryavanshi—might have to undergo similar tune makeovers if Bhushan Kumar at T-Series doesn’t budge. Now the question is, will Rohit Shetty open his wallet to buy back the rights for the Cop Universe tunes, or will fans have to get used to this new sonic universe?
With both films already gearing up for a box-office clash for Diwali screen time, this unexpected musical twist has only turned up the heat. Singham Again’s fresh melody might need time to win over fans, but Shetty’s squad seems determined to make this tune stick—even if it’s a whole new beat in their cop saga.
