Nadin Amizah Protests, Her Song Bertaut Is Used as Film Inspiration Without Permission

Nadin Amizah (Instagram @cakecaine)

JAKARTA - Nadin Amizah expressed her frustration with the film Bertaut Rindu. She felt the film, produced by Sinemart Pictures, had taken inspiration from one of her hit songs, "Bertaut," without showing any respect.

In an Instagram Story post, Nadin revealed a message she received from her mother, who is also her manager, dated February 22, 2024, in which she requested the use of the song "Bertaut" for a film she was working on.

"But please explain once again that Nadin has no intention of using the song Bertaut or allowing the use of the title or song Bertaut," Nadin replied to her mother at the time.

Then, in April 2024, Nadin became even more furious after learning that several social media accounts were reporting that Sinemart Pictures would be releasing the film—which Nadin felt was inspired by the song "Bertaut."

Finally, on July 29th, Nadin was irritated after Sinemart Pictures introduced her latest film, "Bertaut Rindu," with the tagline "All Dreams Have the Right to Be Celebrated."

"I've always been quite critical of the use of viral songs to boost a film's success, but this... uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," Nadin wrote.

The 35-year-old singer-songwriter felt there were significant similarities between her song and the film's title and theme. She questioned the respect that each party should have for the other.

"I don't have the copyright to the words bertaut, nor to all__dirayakan. But I think even without legal guidelines, respect is still appropriate for each other," he said.

"Respect to all the actors involved, good luck," he added. "To the production house and the big executors behind it, good luck, not yet."

Nadin even uploaded a video to clarify her argument. She stated that the song "Bertaut" was intended for her mother. She didn't want the song's meaning to be distorted into a love story like the one depicted in the film.

"Actually, what's more confusing for me is, let's say I allow the use of 'Bertaut,' the song and its title. How would it be placed in the film? Because the first lyric is 'bun'—about my mother," Nadin said.

Nadin's anger grew even more when she learned about the soundtrack used for the film "Bertaut Rindu," which she felt bore similarities to her song.

"I just heard the soundtrack. It's so gong gong. I can't imagine the brief, like, 'Hey, please write a song that's similar to song X, especially in the lyrics and the initial notes. It's barely similar.'" Nadin concluded.