Kanika has been selling my work to music labels: Dr Zeus

It has been four years since Dr Zeus, the UK-based Punjabi singer and music producer, first accused playback singer Kanika Kapoor and music composing duo Meet Bros of not crediting him as their music producer for the hit number, Baby Doll (Ragini MMS 2; 2014). He still isn’t over the “entire incident”, and is particularly accusing Kanika of “trying to get famous” by using his work.

“That incident with Kanika Kapoor made a bad impression in my head,” says Dr Zeus adding, “She said that I used her and made money through her name, when the reality is that I was robbed by her. She has been selling my music to some of the top music labels in this country, saying that it’s her music. She took my music, without signing any sort of document from me, or taking my permission to use it.”

An angry Dr Zeus further says, “Then she [Kanika] says in the media and everywhere that I robbed her, and I’m using her for fame.”

The back story of this feud is that in 2014, Dr Zeus had taken to social media and expressed his disappointment over not getting the credit for composing Baby Doll, which is currently credited to Meet Brothers. Kanika had then said that the claims made by Dr Zeus about the song were untrue. In an interview, she had said, “My (now ex) husband took me to Dr Zeus, who was going to help me make an album. But he took the money and did nothing.”

That episode has left Dr Zeus, who has recently released his single, Tha Tha, with a bad impression about Bollywood and Mumbai. “Bollywood and Mumbai is just full of such selfish people, who just want to use people, instead of working together,” he says. “That’s why I never worked in Mumbai, because I didn’t want to work with such selfish people. It’s not as if I needed them, or anything. I was pretty successful outside of Bollywood too.”

However, now Dr Zeus wants to show the Hindi film industry what he’s made of. “But I have changed my mind now. I want to go to Mumbai, and show all of them what I’m really like! I’m not going to run away anymore,” he says.

We reached out to the Chittiyan Kalaiyan (Roy; 2015) singer to get her reaction on these new accusations levelled against her by Dr Zeus. She responded saying, “He does this after every six months. I don’t want to comment on him and give him undue attention. I’d like to reserve my comments on this.”

I don’t want to comment on him and give him undue attention. I’d like to reserve my comments on this. KANIKA KAPOOR, SINGER

Bollywood and Mumbai is just full of such selfish people, who want to use people, instead of working together. DR ZEUS, SINGERPRODUCER