Delhi High Court Restrains Unauthorised Use Of 'Bachpan Ka Pyar' Hook Line, Seeks Revenue Details From YouTubers

The Delhi High Court has granted temporary relief to Ivy Entertainment Private Limited in its copyright suit over the song Bachpan Ka Pyar and its hook line “jaane meri janeman bachpan ka pyar bhool nahi jaana re”.

The court restrained certain YouTube channel operators and unidentified infringers from using it without authorisation, and directed three named channel operators to disclose revenue earned from exploiting the song.

Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the ex parte ad-interim order on May 15 on a suit filed by Ivy Entertainment Private Limited. The company claims to have acquired intellectual property rights over a portfolio of 1,250 songs, including the subject song, through an IP rights acquisition agreement dated November 7, 2025.

The song traces its origins to 2017, when it was originally created in Gujarati by lyricist P.P. Baryia, composer Mayur Nadiya and singer Kamlesh Barot.

The original creators assigned their rights to Meshwa Electronics through a separate memorandum of understanding. Meshwa released the song on YouTube on May 12, 2017.

On July 9, 2021, Meshwa granted an adaptation and synchronisation licence to Universal Music Media India Pvt. Ltd. to create an adapted version. That version was performed by Sahdev Dirdo and rapper Badshah, and released on YouTube on August 10, 2021.

Ivy Entertainment said it acquired IP assets in Meshwa's portfolio, including the subject song, in November 2025. It also issued a public notice of the acquisition in Complete Cinema. Ivy Entertainment and Meshwa jointly informed Phonographic Performance Ltd. about the acquisition.

According to Ivy, it discovered in April 2026 that multiple YouTube channels were unauthorisedly using the hook line, rhythm, tone and other elements of the song in allegedly infringing works.

Some of the allegedly infringing videos had accumulated millions of views. One upload by Gunjan Singh Entertainment had recorded over 17 million views.

Ivy Entertainment also alleged that one channel falsely claimed its upload was an official Badshah version. It said the upload copied its song.

After Ivy Entertainment filed a copyright strike against one allegedly infringing video in April 2026, the uploader filed a counter-notification challenging the takedown.

YouTube then gave Ivy ten days from May 8, after receipt of the counter notification, to establish that the strike was genuine. Failing that, the video would be liable to be re-uploaded.

Ivy Entertainment cited this deadline, along with the scale of the alleged infringement, to seek urgent relief.

The court held that Ivy had made out a prima facie case based on the chain of agreements between the original creators, Meshwa and the company.

It observed that each act of infringement appeared to result in unlawful financial gain for the alleged infringers. The court said this also impacted Ivy's revenues.

Accordingly, the court restrained Rahul Singh, the other named YouTube channel operators, and unidentified infringers from infringing Ivy's rights, including by using the hook line or distributing the song without authorisation.

Separately, Rahul Singh and the two other named YouTube channel operators were directed to disclose all revenue generated from exploiting any part of Bachpan Ka Pyar on their channels.

The matter is next listed before the Joint Registrar on August 10, 2026. It will next come up before the court on October 21, 2026.