Birbhum: A peanut seller from West Bengal who recently went viral for his song – ‘Kacha Badam’, is now complaining for the ‘unwanted fame’ he is receiving. The song which was composed by him to sell raw peanuts was recorded by several people and uploaded on various social media sites like Facebook, Instagram Reels and YouTube.
So annoyed is the peanut seller from the unwanted attention he is receiving, that he has approached the police complaining against the uploaders. Bhuban is also upset how a song which he created to carry out his business, is now trending on other social media platforms of various vloggers. He feels that he too should be getting the share of the profits earned by the uploaders who have used his video on their respective social media platforms.
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The peanut seller from Birbhum in West Bengal has approached the police in Dubrajpur, complaining that others are earning lakhs out of his viral song, but he has received nothing. Bhuban Badyakar said that his song is already viral on social media, and a lot of people are making money by sharing this song on YouTube, but he is not getting anything. Even some people have added copyright to the song while uploading the same on YouTube, which they only recorded while he was singing it on the streets. He also added that many people are singing the song and uploading the same on their social media accounts, without crediting him as the creator of the song.
Bhuban Badyakar has demanded that police investigate the case, and help him get the money from the videos he deserves. He said that while others are earning lakhs using his song, his hands are empty. Bhuvan said, “After the song went viral, a lot of people are crowding the house. Everyone wants to make a video of my song. After that, they are making a lot of money by uploading the song on the internet. But my hands are empty”. He also said that he doesn’t have a YouTube account.
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