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A groundnut seller who gained overnight fame from raw almonds was once again forced to lead a life of destitution after four days of moonlighting.
Bhaban Badiakar from India can neither play his song nor get the revenue from the song on social media anymore because a firm took advantage of his lack of knowledge and bought the copyright of the song for a small amount of money.
It should be remembered that Bhaban Badiakar used to sell peanuts for his livelihood before he became famous and to attract customers he hummed his song Kacha Badam. One day a customer made a video of his song and shared it on social media. He was brought to the heights of fame.
People liked the video of Bhaban’s song so much that it went viral not only in India but all over the world and Bhaban became an internet sensation as soon as he saw it. Famous rap singer Badshah also recorded the song Kacha Badam with Bhaban Badiakar which became quite popular.
Unfortunately, the fame gained by Bhaban Badiakar did not last long and now he is once again in a state of utter destitution and is forced to cry for help. He is now earning only a few thousand rupees by doing menial jobs and is worried about the future of his family.
In an interview, Bhaban Badiakar said that after gaining fame, he had to leave his village because people always came to him for help and threatened to refuse, due to which he has not been able to go to his village and rent. Living at home, income is very low and I have no idea how long things will go on like this.
Talking about the alleged fraud, Bhaban Badiakar said that a firm paid me only three lakh rupees to sign the papers and get the copyrights of my song.
Bhaban Badiakar said since I am illiterate, I did not know that by signing the paper I was selling the copyrights of my song. Now the company people are telling me that I can’t sing my song and I can’t even talk to them on the phone.
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