Dhurandhar: The Revenge makers have landed in legal trouble over the use of a recreated version of the hit song Tirchi Topiwala (Oye Oye) from Tridev. Trimurti Films sued the makers for allegedly using the song in their film without authorisation. The Delhi High Court referred the copyright dispute between Trimurti Films and filmmaker Aditya Dhar’s B62 Studios to mediation. Now, as per the latest update, the matter remains unresolved.
Mediation in Dhurandhar 2 copyright case fails
The attempt to settle the copyright dispute between Trimurti Films and the makers of Dhurandhar 2 has failed, reported Bar and Bench on Wednesday. The matter will now be heard again. According to reports, the next hearing has been scheduled for May 8.
About the legal dispute
The lawsuit concerns the song Rang De Lal (Oye Oye) in Dhurandhar 2, which is a recreated version of Tirchi Topiwala from Tridev. Tirchi Topiwala is a popular song from the Sunny Deol-starrer, composed by Anand–Milind with lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The rights to the song are claimed by Trimurti Films, which alleges that the makers of Dhurandhar 2 used the track, or a substantially similar version of it, without obtaining the necessary permissions.
In an interview with mid-day, Rai expressed disappointment and said, “They have mutilated Oye Oye, and the young producer [Dhar] feigns innocence. They have crossed the line. Where is their conscience? My lawyer said [the case] becomes too ambiguous [due to the contract]. But where have I given permission to mutilate my song?”
More about Dhurandhar 2
Starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, and Danish Pandor, Dhurandhar is a duology. The film’s first instalment was based on a high-stakes covert counter-terrorism operation. It follows an undercover Indian intelligence agent who infiltrates Karachi’s criminal syndicates and political power structures in Pakistan in an attempt to dismantle a terror network targeting India. The storyline loosely draws inspiration from multiple real-life geopolitical events and conflicts in South Asia.
Talking about its box office collection, the first instalment of the spy action entertainer grossed a whopping Rs 1,328 crore worldwide upon its global release on December 5, 2025. The sequel also had a phenomenal run, amassing over Rs 1,300 crore in the Hindi version alone.