Mumbai, Nov. 21 -- Recently, there had been reports that Yash Raj Films had been booked by the Mumbai Police for allegedly collecting 100 crores as music royalties that belonged to the members of the Indian Performing Rights Society's (IPRS). In the report, it was also stated that "the body has alleged that YRF has prevented it from collecting royalties from telecom companies, radio stations and music streaming platforms by pressurizing artistes to sign illegal agreements."

Salim Merchant and Lyricist Sameer have now opened up about the same and have claimed that they have also not been paid for quite some time. According to a report by The Quint, Salim has claimed that both he and Sulaiman had not worked with YRF for the past four years b...