I was threatened: Kaka

Punjabi singer Kaka has escalated his ongoing dispute with producer Sunanda Sharma and Painlky Dhaliwal, bringing new allegations to light in a press conference held in Chandigarh on Thursday. Kaka has accused the producer and his company of a range of serious criminal offenses, including cheating, breach of trust, dishonest misappropriation of property, forgery, fraud, extortion, criminal intimidation, and violations of the Copyright Act and the IT Act.

Kaka outlined the situation, stating that his team had been attempting to resolve the issue for seven months, requesting the return of money owed to him. However, instead of addressing these requests, Dhaliwal allegedly sent threatening messages, warning of physical harm should Kaka continue pursuing the matter. "When they did not respond to our legal notices, we were left with no choice but to file a police complaint on March 11," Kaka shared during the conference.

The singer further claimed that Dhaliwal and his company had unlawfully retained his YouTube channel and other digital assets. They allegedly demanded either four additional songs or a ransom of ₹2 crores in exchange for the release of Kaka’s passwords and intellectual property. Despite sending a formal termination notice on August 5, 2024, and a subsequent legal notice on February 28, 2025, Kaka asserts that the producer continued to engage in these unlawful practices.

Kaka also revealed that he had entered into a three-year contract with the production company, which failed to meet its financial commitments. Although the contract stipulated a payment of ₹6.30 crores, the company only paid ₹2.50 crores. Kaka claims he upheld his contractual obligations by delivering 20 songs, surpassing the agreed-upon 18. However, the producer allegedly failed to release the revenue, manipulated financial statements, and submitted forged reports to underreport earnings.