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Wang Lee-hom accuses India film of copying music

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Taiwan singer accused Indian filmmakers of plagiarizing his music and is seeking NT$10 million (US$320,000) in damages, his agent said yesterday.

Wang Lee-hom, 33, a U.S.-born singer popular throughout South-East Asia, is seeking damages from Tips Films, distributor of the Hindi film Race, which was released in March, Sony BMG Music Entertainment Ltd. said.

Sony BMG said it reserves the right to take legal action against Race’s distributor for plagiarism.

“The lead song in ‘Race,’ ‘Zara Zara Touch Me,’ resembles Wang’s song ‘Deep in the Bamboo Grove’ (‘Chu Lin Shen Chu’),” Sony BMG said in a statement. “Its rhythm and tempo are similar. The similarity is nearly 100 percent.” “Race” has been shown in India, the United States, Britain, Australia and Malaysia, and its original soundtrack has been released in those countries.

“Deep in the Bamboo Grove” is part of Wang’s CD “The Sun and Moon in My Heart,” a collection of 12 Chinese-language songs released in December 2004. The song mixes a Tibetan woman’s singing with hip hop and Chinese drums and flutes.

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