Prince
It's Showtime soundtrack upsets Atif fans

  Atif and TIPS clarify

What does Prince - It�s Showtime think it is? My Name Is Khan or something?

The eagerly awaited soundtrack for the film which is also known as 'The Prince of Thieves�; sung almost in its entirety by none other than Atif Aslam, was called back after an unplugged version of the track 'Tere Liye� caused much controversy. While Atif�s version is standard-issue Bollywood mush, one line in the song upset his fans to no end: "Chor dee khudai mainay tere liye" which according to Atif Aslam himself, on his official site (www.aadeez.com), literally translates into "chor di DUNIYA mein ne teray liye (I left the world for you)". That wasn�t the end of the controversy though. The acoustic version, sung by composer Sachin Gupta incorporated Quranic verses, which in turn upset even more people, to the effect that the initially released CDs were called back by TIPS for re-mastering.

Arun Nair, part of TIPS marketing clarifies the matter on the Prince Facebook page, saying the Sachin Gupta version is "only a bonus track" on the CD and not part of the film. He further explains why the unplugged version was sung at all, "Sachin was keen on singing on the album. Being a relatively new singer, he wanted to seek the blessings of The Almighty. He even consulted a Sufi saint who told him it was perfectly fine to use the verse. That does not take away the fact that we have unintentionally hurt the sentiments of a few of our fans."

"We are recalling the first lot of CDs that have been dispatched to the trade," continues Arun, "we are remastering the song in question and will remove the verse." Atif on the other hand cannot understand why his fans do not have enough grasp of Urdu to understand the lyrics of his version and also calls out haters for trying to give him a bad name. "The ppl who are trying to detrack ma fans deliberately on facebook plz try something better this small thing doesnt even need clarifications", he says. Atif has transliterated the lyrics on his website and reassures fans; "if any one wants more explanation am here LOL".