Bombay High Court Declines To Temporarily Injunct Use Of 'Saat Samundar Paar' In Upcoming Dharma Film

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to grant ad‑interim relief to Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd. in a copyright infringement suit concerning the use of the song “Saat Samundar Paar” in the upcoming Hindi film 'Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri'. The court has refused to injunct the use of the song in the upcoming Dharma Products movie slated for a Christmas Release.

A single judge Bench of Justice Sharmila U Deshmukh passed the order while hearing an ad‑interim application by Trimurti Films, which alleged that the song had been remixed and incorporated into the film without its consent.

Trimurti Films told the Court that it is the producer and first owner of the 1992 film Vishwatma and its sound recordings, including “Saat Samundar Paar,” as well as the underlying musical and literary works.

It relied on a 1990 agreement with the predecessor of Saregama India Ltd., asserting that only limited mechanical and audio rights had been granted and that there was no assignment of rights to synchronise, adapt, remix, modify or incorporate the song into any cinematograph film.

It maintained that all these rights still rested with it.

The plaintiff also stated that it first learnt in early December 2025 that the song was being remixed and used in connection with the forthcoming film, and complained that no permission, licence or consent had been sought from it and that no royalties or other payment had been made for this use.

Opposing the plea, Saregama and Dharma Productions insisted that the use was in compliance with their licensing terms.

After hearing both sides, the court declined to grant ad‑interim relief at this stage.

The matter is to be listed again for further hearing on January 9.

Case Title: Trimurti Films Pvt Ltd v. Dharma Production Private Limited

Case Number: IA(L)/41013/2025 in COMIP(L)/40870/2025

For Plaintiff: Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond with Advocates Hiren Kamod, V Mohini, Aarti Aggarwal, Karan Khiani and Rohan Lopes for Trimurti Films.

For Defendants: Senior Advocate Birendra Saraf for Dharma; Senior Advocate Veerendra Tulzapurkar for Saregama.