India, Jan. 21 -- There has been ongoing chatter on social media suggesting that filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma claimed singer Sukhwinder Singh, and not AR Rahman, had composed the Oscar-winning song Jai Ho. However, the filmmaker has now stepped forward to set the record straight, making it clear that he is in no mood to let the speculation slide.

On Wednesday, Ram Gopal Varma took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to dismiss the buzz and ongoing reports that quoted him as claiming that AR Rahman did not compose Oscar-winning song Jai Ho.

"To all concerned .. I am being misquoted and misread out of context in the matter of the Jai ho song," Ram Gopal wrote.

The filmmaker, who collaborated with Rahman on Rangeela, described the music maestro...