Badshah Offers Rs 5 Lakh to Genda Phool’s original folk artist Ratan Kahar!

Bollywood rapper Badshah landed in controversy after he was accused of lyrics for his song Genda Phool from Bengali folk artiste Ratan Kahar’s song (who originally penned the song Boroloker Bitilo in 1972) without giving him any credits. In an official statement issued by the rapper, Badshah tried to explain himself and offered sincere intention of helping the original writer Ratan Kahar, which does not seem to be an easy task amidst the lockdown.

Badshah has kept his promise and decided to do justice to the fellow artist Ratan Kahar. He has sent Rs 5 lakh rupees to the veteran folk artiste amid the lockdown. On Monday, Badshah’s team sent the money to Kahar’s bank account online and the artist from rural Bengal is pretty much happy to receive it. 

Kahar even thanked Badshah over the phone and even asked the rapper to visit him in Siuri when the lockdown is over. 

Badshah and Jacquline’s Genda Phool has since then been viewed over 65 million times. The lines used in the song, especially the Bangla ones, were actually written by Shri Ratan Kahar and the lines in the discussion are from the Bengali folk song Boroloker Bitilo, which is again by Ratan Kahar.