Abhay Deol, T-Series in a tussle over a clause

Mumbai: Actor-producer Abhay Deol is miffed with the music company T-Series, which has stalled the release of the music of his film One By Two, as it wants him to get composer Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to sign a clause first.

At the 20th Annual Screen Awards held Tuesday night, Abhay arrived with a swollen eye and when asked if he was alright, he said, "No, I am not alright. My film is releasing Jan 31. My music has not yet released because the music company wants me to get the composers Shankar-Ehsaan and Loy to sign a clause which is illegal." He openly named the company and said he has suffered the loss and the music is not available anywhere. "It`s T-series... The solution is: don`t make me sign a clause which is illegal. It`s just two weeks to the film and my music is not available. The loss has happened, the film releases Jan 31 and my music is not available anywhere. I will not hide anything. I can only go to the press now," the 37-year-old said here. Abhay stars alongside girlfriend Preeti Desai in the film. "Let`s see what will happen, they are not marketing my film, the music is not on the radio also. What else can I do?" he added. Abhay will soon hold a press conference about the issue. "It is an issue of copyright. I will talk about it after first talking to Shankar, Ram Sampat, Vishal-Shekhar, they are all with me. The music industry is supporting me, let`s see if the actors and producers will," he said. ‘One By Two’ has been directed by Devika Bhagat and also stars Rati Agnihotri, Lillete Dubey and Darshan Jariwala.