India, Feb. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked music composer AR Rahman and the makers of the film "Ponniyin Selvan 2" to have "some acknowledgement" of the Dagarwani tradition's contribution in the film's song "Veera Raja Veera".

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea by Dhrupad vocalist Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar against the September 2025 Delhi High Court's order, which said there was no prima facie evidence of the Junior Dagar Brothers being the authors of a classical rendition of 'Shiv Stuti'.

Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar, the son of Faiyazuddin Dagar and nephew of Zahiruddin Dagar, had contended before the High Court that he held the copyright in all original compositions of J...