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News India Live, Digital Desk: The battle of credit and recognition is very old in the world of Bollywood. Many times big mistakes are made, but not everyone wants just money in return for those mistakes. There are some artists for whom their name and respect matter the most. The famous singer is one such self-respecting artist. Roop Kumar Rathodwho once worked for Shahrukh Khan’s production company ‘Red Chillies Entertainment’ Had flatly refused to take compensation from.
What was this whole matter?
This story is from Shahrukh Khan’s superhit film ‘God has made a pair’ It is from the time of. There was a very beautiful song in this film ‘God is visible in you’to which Roop Kumar Rathod lent his velvety voice. But when the film’s music CDs and cassettes came into the market, a big mess happened.
Due to an error on the part of Red Chillies Entertainment, the name of Roop Kumar Rathod as the singer of this song was mistakenly printed on the cover of the CD. Sonu Nigam Name was printed. This was a big deal for an artist, because the song was in his voice, but someone else was getting the credit.
When Shahrukh’s company offered to correct the mistake
As soon as this mistake came to the notice of Red Chillies Entertainment, they immediately admitted their mistake. He contacted Roop Kumar Rathod and apologized for the mistake and offered him a large sum of money as compensation.
Roop Kumar Rathore’s heart winning answer
What Roop Kumar Rathore did here shows his high stature and self-respect. He politely declined the company’s compensation. He said, “I don’t want your money. I just want you to recall all the CDs and cassettes on the market and re-release them with my name printed on them with the correct credits.”
He further said, “For an artist, his work is his identity. If I don’t get credit for my work, then what is the use of money? For me, my respect and the right recognition that my work gets is more important than money.”
Shahrukh Khan’s company fully respected his statement. They recalled all the old CDs from the market and then released new CDs with the correct name of Roop Kumar Rathod. This incident proved that even today there are artists in the industry for whom art and self-respect are the biggest wealth.
