Tanishk Bagchi Says He Earned zero From Saiyaara Title Track Claims Rs 8 Lakh Royalty Is Pending

A year after Saiyaara became one of the biggest blockbusters of 2025, music composer Tanishk Bagchi has claimed that he is yet to receive the royalty he believes is due for the film’s title track.

Released on July 18, 2025, Mohit Suri’s Saiyaara marked the acting debut of Ahaan Panday and catapulted him and Aneet Padda to nationwide fame. The film emerged as a box office success, while its soundtrack went on to become one of the year’s biggest musical hits.

Now, Bagchi has taken to social media to share his experience of working on the film. Calling it his first collaboration with Yash Raj Films, the composer said he agreed to the project because he believed in the music. He also claimed that the fee he received for the song was largely spent on its production.

His post read, “This was my first film with @yrfentertainment @yrfmusic

I agreed to everything because I believed in the music. I gave this song everything I had. From the production to the composition, working with the lyricist and singers, recording, vocal tuning, sound, arrangements every single detail mattered to me. I treated it like it was my own. Whatever YRF had paid me all of that nominal amount was used to do the live and mixes… what was left was zero, yes. That’s what I earned from a song so big (sic).”

The title track of Saiyaara was composed by Bagchi, along with Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami. Bagchi claimed that, according to the royalty statement he received, he is yet to receive Rs 8 lakh in royalties despite the song’s massive success across streaming and digital platforms.

He continued, “What hurts the most is that, as per the royalty statement, I’m still yet to receive just ₹8 lakhs in royalties for a song that has gone on to do millions of streams and views across platforms. Honestly, for the amount of work, time and passion I put into this song, ₹8 lakhs feels like peanuts. I genuinely believed a song that reached this scale would have earned much more. I’m not writing this for sympathy. I’m writing this because I know what I put into this song, and I know the sacrifices I made to bring it to life.”

Bagchi further stated that this has changed the way he looks at the industry. “This experience has changed the way I look at this industry. From now on, I’ll only work with producers and directors who value creativity, honesty and the people who build their music. One thing I’ve also learned is that sometimes you give people your everything, and when success comes, they forget who stood by them. Anyway, I leave the rest to God. Time tells every story, and karma settles every account. The only person I respect in this whole film is @mohitsuri because of him I did this film and @irshadkamilofficial.”

Yash Raj Films has not yet responded to Bagchi’s claims.