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haha stupid gs scripts.. thats sma$hits.com (‘$’ is ‘s’ here) in case u didnt get it.. rotfflalmao
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I doubt it kino 
In a Bhatt, movie, women seldom wear clothes.
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Atif & JaL at each other again,
**By Amira Zaidi **
Vital Signs, Awaz, Aaroh, Noorie, Junoon and now Jal. What’s common between these bands is (NO, not their video director) but the plain fact that they’ve been successful and yes sadly, problematic. But never before has there been such an upheaval in the music industry as caused by the split-up of Jal. I know most of you are sick of hearing tirades from either side, what with a constant flow of “Atif did this” and “Goher said that” dominating the headlines and the airwaves. Was their debut Aadat too big for them to handle? Or was there really a solid ground for all this? The more details we unearth, the harder it becomes to figure out the truth. And although we all seem to have heard enough of this sordid saga to last us a lifetime, bear with me as I recount Atif’s recent stunt and then decide for yourself whether you’re going to side with him or with Goher or whether you’re going to go out and buy the latest Abrar CD in protest.
As if it wasn’t enough that Atif recorded his album in a record four days to throw it in the market before Jal came out with theirs, he’s now gone to India and recorded two songs for the Bhatt’s newly released film Zeher – A Love Story, starring Shamita Shetty and Udita Goswami. Now listen carefully, because this can get a little confusing…. Amongst the many disputed songs on the debut albums of both Jal and Atif, Jal claims ownership over Aadat, Dil Haray and Wo Lamhay, explaining the similarity in all three – the rhythms, the wording so simple yet so deep. The tussle here centers around Atif’s Bheegi Yadein which Jal maintains is a version of their Wo Lamhay. Atif, obviously, claims the opposite and his statement cannot be disregarded because the Jal number came out through a video the moment Atif released his album. Atif says that when he found out about the upcoming video, he was pushed to change the song and present it as Bheegi Yadein. With me uptil here? Told you it would get tricky!
Now for Zeher, composers Mithun and Naresh Sharma recreated Wo Lamhay (Jal’s version) into Wo Lamhay Wo Baatein, sung by Atif. The indianised version is being touted as the next big soft pop hit after Bheege Hont Tere, with potential to easily surpass the success of Murder’s groundbreaking melody. As for what’s happening back home, it’s certainly not pretty. Goher is up in arms and is going about telling anyone who cares to listen (I bet there aren’t many of those left anymore) that Atif is stealing his music again. “Everything was disputed already, why is he playing my music now? If he was confident about his song, then why did he sing our version?” He goes on to point the intricacies, “In our version, vocalist Farhan sings Kesa hai ye aalam and then comes the alaap. Atif copies that to a tee in the song for Zeher. The tempo is the same, the alaaps are the same. None of that is present in Bheegi Yaadein, so he can’t claim that he used his own song.” Goher yells, “Where’s the professionalism? Let’s be able to justify everything we do.” Hmmm… seems like you’re being heard Goher because recently, **a VJ from a popular music channel called you up to commiserate and said, “I’m really sorry, apka gana phir chori ho gaya hai.” **
According to Goher, a while ago, the Bhatts had approached Jal wanting to use this track in their next venture and then all of a sudden, out came the result but in Atif’s voice. Goher claims that the Bhatts had originally chosen the song after hearing Jal’s version of it. Atif, however, has a different story to tell
Atif exclaims, “How can he say that? Indian market pagal hai? Don’t they know who the main guy is? Don’t they know who has the copyrights?” Umm…. copyrights? The word does ring a bell but really, what’s that all about? Atif says that he’s undergoing a lengthy legal process for exclusive rights to the Jal trademark and although the songs and the band name clearly belong to him, once the formalities are over, the real situation will become clear to one and all. How it all started, according to him, is that the Bhatts heard the song’s raw live version, which was the slower, original version released on the internet before any of the albums came out in the market. Since it was his vocals that were being used, the Bhatts chose him to sing it for Zeher. Goher, however, maintains that there was no raw version on the internet at that time.
What about the accusations that the alaaps are the same as in Wo Lamhay? Atif explains, “the first alaap is the same that I’ve done throughout my album. The rest are, yes, the same that Farhan does. Just like he sang my Aadat, I sang his alaaps. Are they doing justice to me?”
Phew … and that would call for this piece to sign off right here. I’ll leave the dirty work to you guys – decide who’s right and who’s not.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sunday/default.aspx?c=Controversy.htm
Re: atif aslam goes to bollywood/ Soundtrack of Zaher (Merged)
^ The 'Zeher' version turned me off. I mean Atif has great voice and all, but how in the hell can he claim to be all righteous?
Both Jal and Atif are going no where with this attitude. Initial success and work is commendable indeed but with this tussle they both will lose the scropt. ( If they already havent)
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Yeah the Zeher version is not good. The music is OK though, but the twisted lyrics and Atif rendering stanzas in bollywood fashion does not do justice to a great song. Atif ruined his original song in his album as well by recording it in few hours. All of his album leaves the impression on the listener that he was really in big rush.
What a waste of an exteremly talented voice 
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^ I agree. They completely made him ruin the song.
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hey they also used shazia manzoors song..in k3g..u know "say shava shava"..(battiyan bujake..or somethin.. and also a part of pakistani song..in "balle balle".. from the movie bride and prejeduce..(heared from a friends) and what's his name..altaf raja.. he did rahim shah's song.."pehle to kabhi kabhi gham tha"..i think they got used to it.. 2 use pakistani songs in the movies..
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I hate when they do that...lekin then our pakistani singers ask for it...they go over there and almost become their ghulams...lekin I am not saying that its bad for them to work togeter or anything...lekin the person putting forth the most effort should get the credit...and when they don't it just pisses me off..and aho
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omgi luv tht song woh lame woh ratein
its such a nice song luvlllliii
and imran hashmi lux so cutee
tfs
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nice song ....
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Just when you thought it was finally over, the Atif-Gohar row has taken yet another turn and this latest bout is turning out to be as bloody as all their previous entangles combined. The reason for this latest falling out is Mahesh Bhatt's latest offering from Bollywood 'Zehar' whose promos have been blaring 'Lamhe' in Atif's voice all over the Indian music channels.
As is the case with every local creation, only a foreign seal gives it legitimacy and so willingly or unwittingly, Bhatt has taken sides in a war that has rocked Pakistan's music industry to the core.
According to Atif, Bhatt's choice is ample vindication of who is real McCoy, who owns the song 'Lamhe' and the legacy of the original Jal. "I came up with the song 'Lamhe' in a bathroom with two of my other friends. We came up with the lyrics and the melody. I then went to Gohar and told him about the song and asked him to work with me on the song. We then worked on it and tried it out in a number of concerts in Lahore. We recorded one such performance and released it on our website. Mahesh Bhatt heard that version and wanted the voice he heard for his film. Fortunately Najam Shiraz was in India then and he vouched for me and that is how Mahesh got in touch with me," Atif tells Vibes.
Gohar argues that Atif has sold his song to Mahesh and that the version used in Zehar is actually the version that Jal (Gohar has apparently ended up with the band name) has in its album and not the one released by Atif in his album Jalpari. "The song that is appearing in the movie is the original version that we have in our album and not the version that Atif has done in his album. When Atif left Jal, Farhan replaced him and we released three of our songs on the Jal website. One of the songs that we released was Lamhe in my voice and that is the song that Mahesh listened to and wanted for his film. It is the same version that is a part of our album and not Atif's. Unfortunately Najam Shiraz was in India then recording his song 'Bheegay hont teray' for Mahesh and he was unaware of the controversy and breakup back home. He had only heard of Atif and did not know what the actual status of the band was. He called up Atif who falsely owned up to the song and agreed to sing it for Mahesh. If this is his version how come it is a part of our album rather than being a part of his?" asks Gohar.
According to Atif the reason for having a faster version of Lamhe on his album is that Gohar had already released the single Lamhe through his video and he needed to be different. "Gohar relased my version of Lamhe before my album actually came out and so I had to change the song somewhat to make it different. But the original song on the net was mine and thus it only made sense that I did it for Mahesh," responds Atif.
This according to Gohar is totally untrue. "His album was released much before our Lamhe ever hit any of the music channels."
Good luck to everyone who tries to make sense of this set of counter-allegations. The fact remains the bad blood between the two since the breakup will never allow them to settle down. The two are still in litigation against each other and none of the two feels any shame in bad-mouthing the other.
"The band broke up because Gohar wanted more money. He was the one who decided to appoint my brother as the band manager but when the band started making some money he was not comfortable that my brother and I were getting a better collective share in profits than him. The second reason was that he was actually not good enough and he simply cannot play in a studio. When we went to Meekal Hasan's studio for recording Aadat Gohar tried several times but he simply could not play guitars for the song and eventually Salman Albert had to step in and perform. So the guitars for the song Aadat have been done by Salman Albert," Atif tells Vibes.
Gohar agrees that he faced some difficulties in performing as it was his first attempt at recording a song in a studio. "I didn't even have my own guitar and I was not familiar with Meekal's guitar. We didn't have the money to afford a second shift so we simply had to get the song recorded and that is why I myself asked Salman to step in. The fact of the matter is that even Atif was unable to sing properly and I had to sit with him for an hour to get him to hit the right pitch or else a few of the lines were pretty flat. You must also know that the guitars have been done collectively by Salman and I and I have played all the acoustics for that song as well. Since then I have been playing my own guitars for all of the band's songs," explains Gohar.
There is little point in debating the matter any further as both sides have their own stories to tell. The real test shall not be what has happened in the past or the songs that we have already heard but in fact what lies ahead -- in their respective second albums.
According to both the artistes and their respective managers they are in the industry "for the music and not for the money". So it really doesn't matter who owns Lamhe, when the fact of the matter is that the Bhatts of India will score big in the Indian market thanks once again to another talented Pakistani musician.
