Guwahati: Breaking his silence amid the speculation over the financial legacy of the late music icon Zubeen Garg, his long-time manager Siddhartha Sharma, on Friday, issued a detailed statement clarifying the ownership of the singer’s vast catalogue and the earnings from his creative work.

In an open letter, Sharma said that contrary to public perception, the overwhelming majority of Garg’s 38,000 recorded songs are contractually owned by various production houses and music companies.

The singer, he noted, was paid only one-time recording fees for most of these works, including his most popular hit songs.

“Almost all of Zubeen da’s songs, even the biggest blockbusters, were done before I entered his life. He often lamented how he was shortchanged, with producers and labels earning crore

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