Composer A. R. Rahman on Friday agreed to mention the junior Dagar brothers’ ‘Shiva Stuti’ performance in the credit line of the song ‘Veera Raja Veera’ featured in the film Ponniyin Selvan II in the Supreme Court.

Appearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, senior advocate A. M.

For Mr. Rahman and the producers of the film, Singhvi agreed to add the line from his clients – ‘A composition inspired by the Dagarwani tradition Dhrupad, first recorded as ‘Shiv Stuti’ by the late Ustad Nasir Fayyazuddin Dagar and Ustad Nasir Zaheeruddin Dagar, known as the Junior Dagar Brothers in the credits.

The move came after a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant had, in a previous hearing, urged the composer to give “some kind of acknowledgement” to the Dagar brothers, even though the film credits had already acknowledged that the song was based on ‘Dagarvani Parampara’ Dhrupad. The court had said that eminent names of the music industry are involved in this dispute.

The court said the decision of the filmmakers and Mr Rehman extended only to the limited point of mention in the credit line and did not prejudice the issues to be decided in the copyright infringement suit filed by the Dagar brothers’ heir, Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar. The court made it clear that all legal options are open. The court said the revision in credit should be visible in four to five weeks.