After being deluged with plagiarism charges by netizens over his latest track Genda phool, rapper Badshah has defended himself saying he has been trying to reach out to the creator of the original track, but to no avail. Badshah's new song mixes rap with lyrics from an old Bengali folk hit, Boroloker biti lo, created by Ratan Kahar, and originally sung by Swapna Chakraborty. Clarifying his situation on social media, the rapper claimed that he has been trying to contact Kahar, but has not managed to do so owing to the ongoing nationwide lockdown.

"After receiving so much information from the Bengali community, I have been constantly trying my best to reach out to him, [so that I can] do justice [given] the situation. However, the lockdown has [been a hindrance]. It has been difficult to get through to the village that shri Kahar is in; I am still trying," Badshah tweeted.