Inspired by the song, 'Sheloha shela' by the Middle Eastern group, Miami Band!
Listen to Dil mein baji guitar | Sheloha shela
Tu jo nahin [Woh Lamhe (2006)] Music .. Pritam
| Pritam has been given 'recreating' credit for this song, so he gets to face the music for this lift, perhaps along with the Bhatts! |
| Listen to Tu jo nahin (Woh Lamhe) | Tu jo nahin (SB John) |
| I suppose its the Bhatts who started this ridiculous trend of ignoring the real composer and crediting another as 'music arranged by'. This trend continues in Woh Lamhe, where Pritam is credited for composing 2 tracks (out of which one has already proven to be a lift!), while he's given arranging credits for a couple of other tracks. One of them happens to be the 50s sounding ghazal-like 'Tu jo nahin', sung by Glenn John. Its ironical and perhaps an attempt to compensate the lift that Glenn sings this, because his father sang this way back in 1959. Sunny Benjamin John (SB John), a very popular singer from Pakistan is the original singer in 1959 for a Pakistani film called 'Sawera' and this song is supposed to be his signature tune. And its very unfortunate that the Bhatts and the audio company chose to ignore him and the original composer (couldn't trace his name yet!) in the credits! |
Hai ishq [Bas ek pal (2006)] Music .. Pritam
| Pritam's second use of Yuri Mrakadi's 'Arabiyon Ana' already lifted by him in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena |
| Listen to Hai ishq | Arabyion Ana |
| Pritam likes this track a lot huh? 2 lifts in 2 consecutive years! And to think that Pritam is a guest composer in this movie with only this track to his (??) credit! |
Kya mujhe pyar hai [Woh lamhe (2006)] Music .. Pritam
| Blatant lift from the track, 'Tak bisakah' by the Indonesian band Peterpan. |
| Listen to Kya mujhe pyar hai | Tak bisakah |
| Tak bisakah' means, Couldn't you? and is by one of Indonesia's most popular and successful pop groups, Peterpan. This track was part of the soundtrack of an Indonesian teen flick, 'Alexandria' (2005) and is apparently incredibly popular in those parts of the world! |
Is this love [Pyar ke side effects (2006)] Music Pritam
| Direct lift from Paul Anka's 1969 track 'A-mi-manera'. |
| Listen to Is this love | A-mi-manera (My way) |
| The original, is a 1969 track composed by Paul Anka, also made popular as 'My way', by Frank Sinatra and many other singers including Julio Iglesias and much later, by Gypsy Kings (the version added here)! |
Ankahee Title Song [Ankahee (2006)] Music .. Pritam
| Lifted off Boney M's 1984 track, 'Somewhere in the world' from the album 10000 Light Years. |
| Listen to Ankahee Title Song | Somewhere in the world |
| Pritam adds a false start not in the original that makes his version sound rather different. But, prod a bit further and the similarity is glaring! |
Ya ali, Lamha lamha, Bheegi bheegi & Tu hi meri shab hai [Gangster (2006)] Pritam
| Bheegi bheegi is inspired legitimately (!!) by Mohiner Ghoraguli's Bangla jibhonmuki gaan, 'Prithibi'! 'Ya ali' is a direct lift from the Arabic band Guitara's 'Ya ghaly' (from their 2002 album, Qisati), Lamha lamha is lifted from Waris Baig's 1998 track, 'Kal shab dekha maine', while 'Tu hi meri shab hai' is a direct lift from 'Sacral Nirvana' by Oliver Shanti & Friends. |
| Listen to Bheegi bheegi | Prithibi Listen to Ya ali | Ya ghaly Listen to Lamha lamha | Kal shab dekha Listen to Tu hi meri shab hai | Sacral Nirvana |
| The album sleeve does have a credit note to Gautam Chatterjee! More on Mohiner Ghoraghuli! Was it because this is an Indian lift and the rest are from outside? Strange justice Pritam follows! 'Ya ali' and 'Tu hi meri' are mighty direct lifts. And so is 'Lamha lamha'! That leaves us with 'Mujhe mat roko'...till we trace its roots! |
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