Abhijeet Bhattacharya says he does not care about who Dua Lipa is after her 'Levitating x Woh Ladki Jo' mashup went viral: 'Anu Malik, Javed Akhtar, and I created this song'

Pop sensation Dua Lipa’s recent concert in Mumbai has won the hearts of her fans in India as she performed a ‘Levitating x Woh Ladki Jo’ mashup. After the clip went viral on social media, singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya stated that he is upset about social media celebrating Dua Lipa and Shah Rukh Khan but not the real singers of the Hindi song ‘Woh Ladki Jo’. He now shared that he does not care who Dua Lipa is, but she could have given credit to the original makers of the song.
In a recent interview with News18, Abhijeet expressed his opinion that singer Dua Lipa should have credited the team behind the song during her performance. He highlighted that the song, from the 1999 film ‘Baadshah’, was one of composer Anu Malik’s ‘finest’ works. “It is his life’s greatest song. Dua Lipa should’ve said it (given credit). She also creates songs. Anu Malik, Javed Akhtar, and I created this song,” Abhijeet stated.
The singer further shared that he does not care who Dua Lipa is, but the song was popular before her performance. “She can take my name or not, but when she performed it on stage, I was flooded with calls. People heard it. She cannot even name anyone; pronunciation would be wrong. What difference does it make? On the contrary, it made the song even more popular. It was popular before, and it is popular even today,” he added.

After Dua’s video went viral on the internet, Abhijeet's son, Jay Bhattacharya, posted a lengthy note on Instagram criticizing Dua Lipa for not crediting his father and Anu Malik. However, Abhijeet expressed that he doesn't mind not receiving credit as long as people enjoy the song. He defended his son, clarifying that there was no ill intention behind his post, and that Jay simply wanted his father to receive acknowledgement.
Jay wrote, “Unfortunately, we live in a country where not one news outlet or Instagram page has mentioned the voice and the artists of this song. Why has it always been about actors in this country? I'm sure when @dualipa heard this song, she must have heard it and not seen it, and not appreciated the man who has sung this song, and yes, it is not SRK.”
‘Woh Ladki Jo’ from Shah Rukh Khan’s starrer ‘Baadshah’ was originally sung by Abhijeet, with lyrics by Neeraj Vora and composition by Anu Malik.

Earlier, Dua shared her admiration for Shah Rukh Khan and met King Khan during her visit to India in 2019. Anyway, Abhijeet made it clear that he has no issues with Shah Rukh Khan, but he is concerned about artists not getting credit these days."