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Dil ne yeh kaha hai dil se - title song [Film: Dhadkan]
<TC>
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Copied from Abdul Majeed Abdullah's song 'Ahibak Leh'.
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Listen to Dil ne yeh |
Ahibak Leh
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Super lift. Shameless, on Nadeem
Shravan's part! |
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Aksar is duniya mein [Film:
Dhadkan]
<TC>
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Copied from Lebanese singer Najwa Karam's song 'Ashtany', from her album
'Rooh roohi'. |
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Listen to Aksar is |
Ashtany
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Whoa! Whats happening here? Nadeem seems to
have gone into listening middle eastern tracks ever since he landed in
UK! Such shameless copying and last heard that Nadeem said that they
deserve a Filmfare award for their score for Dhadkan! How unfair!
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Yah Dilruba yah Dilruba [Film:
Aatish]
<TC>
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| From the track 'mustafa ya
mustafa' |
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Ya
dilruba | Ya
mustafa |
| The original was
a traditional Egyptian track made popular by the
French version of Bob Azzam. |
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Tumhay Apna Bananay ki [Film:
Sadak] <TC>
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| Direct lift from Pakistani singer Mussarrat Nazir's
'Chale tu kat hi jaaye'!
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| Listen to
Tumhe
apna banane | Chale
tu kat hi jaaye
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| Typical of Nadeem
Shravan!
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Kissika yaar na bichhde [Film: Shreeman
Aashique]
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From Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 'kissen da yaar na
vichhde' |
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| Looking for the
Hindi track! |
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Mujhe ek pal [Film:
Judai]
<TC>
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| Ripped off from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's original
'sanu ek pal' |
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| Shameful! |
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Gawah hain [Film:
Damini] <TC>
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| From the African number
Malaika. The version added here is by Harry
Belafonte and Mariam Makeba!
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| Listen to
Gawah
hai | Malaika
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| An inspiration?? But Bappida has lifted
this long before Nadeem Shravan have in Runa Laila's 1983 private pop
album, Superuna. The song was 'Pukaro'!
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Kitna pyara tujhe [Film: Raja
hindustani]
<TC>
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| From Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's original
'kinna sona' |
| Listen to
Kitna
pyara tujhe | Kinna
sona |
| Ditto! Shameful! |
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Don't break my Heart [Film:
Mohobbat]
<TC>
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| From Stereo Nation's I've been waiting! |
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| Ditto! |
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Nazren Mili Dil Dhadka [Film: Raja]
<TC>
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| From the theme of Come September! |
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| Ditto! |
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O Mere Sapnon ke Saudagar [Film: Dil hai ki maanta nahi]
<TC> |
| From Cliff Richard's Bachelor Boy. |
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| Copied! Of course! |
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Tu meri zindagi hai [Film: Aashiqui]
<TC> |
| Lifted ditto from Pakistani singer Tasavvur Khanum's song
'Tu meri zindagi hai' |
| Listen to
Tu meri zindagi hai
(Aashiqui) |
Tu meri zindagi hai
(Tasavvur Khanum) |
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I guess both the composer and lyricist have lifted together - 'partners in crime', I suppose! |
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Dil mera tod diya [Film: Kasoor]
<TC> |
| From Noor Jehan's
'Woh mera ho na saka'! Lifted lock stock and
barrel!
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| Listen to
Dil
mera | Woh
mera
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| Shameful, as usual!
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Pehli baar mile hain [Film: Saajan]
<TC> |
| Inspired from Suzanne Vega's 'Solitude standing'!
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Listen to
Pehli
baar | Solitude
standing |
| Partly inspired!
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Tumhe chede hawa chanchal [Film: Salaami]
<TC> |
| Inspired from Demis
Roussos' 'Lovely lady of arcadia'!
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| Listen to
Tumhe
chede | Lovely
lady of arcadia
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| Oh sure, inspired. This is the second
Nadeem Shravan song inspired by this original Demis number. The other
one is 'Yunhi kat jaayega' from HHRPK! Check out entry no. 03 in this
page!!!
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Maine pyaar tumhise kiya hai [Film: Phool aur kaante]
<TC> |
| Lifted from Pakistani singer Mussarat Nazir's
'Mujhe dekh ke biin bajaaye'
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| Listen to
Maine
pyaar tumhise | Mujhe
dekh ke
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| Lifted ditto!
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I love my India [Film: Pardes
(1997)]
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| Inspired by Kitaro's 'Dance with
Saraswati' (1994, Album: Mandala).
There are 2 portions which sound similar to Kitaro's number...the
beginning, which has been lifted almost exactly and a prominent
instrumental piece that comes bang in the middle.
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Listen to
I
love my India (Opening portion) |
Dance
of Saraswati (Opening portion)
Listen to
I
love my India (Middle portion) |
Dance
of Saraswati (Middle portion)
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All said, the Pardes number is quite an achievement and full credit to
Nadeem Shravan for that! Incidentally, another song that came to my mind
while I was listening to this particular 'middle portion' from Kitaro
and Pardes was the new song from Badhai Ho Badhai, 'Mere dil bata'! I'm
not saying that its lifted, but it sounds sorta similar. In all
probabilities, a coincidence! But with Anu Malik at the helm of affairs,
one can never say!
Listen to
Mere
dil bata |
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Dil laga liya [Film: Dil Tumhara Hai]
<TC> |
| Blatant lift from Hadiqa Kiyani's Pakistani number
'Boohey Barian'!
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| Listen to
Dil laga liya |
Boohey Barian
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| Nadeem Shravan have lifted a song
already lifted very recently by Nikhil VInay for the title song of Hum
Tumhare Hain Sanam. Sick! Check Hindi - Others page, listing no. 28!
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Pal do pal ki zindagi and
Chehra kamal hai [Film: Maine Jeena Seekh Liya (1982)]
<TC> |
| Lifted from Simon and Garfunkel's 'Sounds of Silence' (1965)
and composer M.Ashraf's Pakistani film song, 'Aankhen ghazal
hai' from the 1978 film, 'Saheli'. |
Listen to
Pal do pal ki zindagi |
Sounds of silence
Listen to
Chehra kamal hai
| Aankhen ghazal
hai |
| Absolutely stunning. 'Maine Jeena Seekh
Liya'
happens to be Nadeem Shravan Hindi debut. Two lifts in their debut is sure
something! The original Pakistani song is sung by Asad Amanat Ali.
Now, as you listen to the first line
in both the songs, they do sound similar, but the 2nd
traverses a slightly different path. And, you may be tempted
to give Nadeem Shravan the benefit of doubt. But, persist
patiently to the antara and it proves beyond all doubt that
the song is nothing but a blatant lift. Every small nuance
there is lifted. Another shocking thing while I found while
editing the audio clips - the prelude, mukhda, interlude,
anatara are all nearly identical in their time lines! Almost
like the composing duo took a copy of the original and
replaced things systematically to come up with their
version! Two lifts in their debut...sounds quite cheap! But
now we know where Shravan's sons - Sanjeev Darshan - got the
inspiration to lift almost all the songs in their debut,
Mann! |
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Aap humse pyaar [Film: Indian Babu (2002)]
<TC> |
| Lifted from the Pakistani song,
'Karan mein nazara' from the 1999
movie Churiyan, music by Zulfiqar Ali.
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| Listen to
Aap humse pyaar (Indian
Babu) |
Karan mein nazara
(Churiyan)
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| Also listen to Sanjeev Darshan's version of the
same original in Rishthey! Sanjeev Darshan page, 9th listing!
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Koyi na koyi chaahiye [Film: Deewana (1992)]
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| Inspired by the song, 'Bird Boy' by Brazilian percussionist Nana
Vasconcelos. |
| Listen to
Koyi na koyi chahiye |
Bird Boy
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| The original piece (a 2 line piece in the original) appears just about thrice in the whole song which is otherwise an instrumental track. Its this particular piece that Nadeem Shravan have used to create the prominent
part 'koyi na koyi chahiye' in the Deewana number - its a pretty
intelligent inspiration, in my opinion - a bit too intelligent, going by
Nadeem Shravan's past lifts! |
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Trivia note on Nana Vasconcelos: As a 12 year old, prodded by an inquisitive ear that led him from the music of Brazil's greatest composer, Villa Lobos, to Jimi Hendrix, Nana came to learn all the Brazialian percussion instruments and, by the early Sixties, came to specialize in the
'berimbau' (the berimbau is an instrument that resembles a bow strung with steel wire, with a resonating gourd at the bottom. The berimbau was brought to Brazil from Africa and is used to accompany
capoeira, a martial art that combines dancing and
fighting - quite sounds like our Indian 'ektara'!!). He has taken this instrument far beyond its traditional uses and is acknowledge as its foremost player. But it was in 1976 when Nana Vasconcelos moved to New York that he started getting recognised as a percussionist, appearing on albums by Pat
Metheny, Talking Heads, Keith Jarrett and B.B. King. His own group was called
The Bushdancers and included Cyro Baptista, a Brazilian percussionist who has recorded with Derek Bailey. He has been a member of Norwegian saxophonist/composer Jan Garbarek's Quartet recording and touring extensively. He has continued to work with long-time collaborators Don Cherry and Trilok
Gurtu, as well as forging new associations, for instance, with the Norwegian bassist
Arild Anderson, with UK saxophonist Andy Sheppard, and with the French pianist Jean-Marie Machado. Amongst many records he appears on Paul Simon's Rhythm of the Saints album.
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Kitna pyaara [Film: Raaz (2001)] <TC> |
| Lifted from the Begum Akhtar ghazal 'Aye mohobbat tere anjaam pe
rona aayaa'.
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| Listen to
Kitna pyaara
| Aye
mohobbat tere
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| The Begum
Akhtar ghazal has lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Begum
Akhtar herself, if I'm not mistaken.
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Saat Rang Ke Sapne - Title song [Film:
Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998)] <TC> |
| Lifted from the Malayalam
song, 'Poo venam'.
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| Listen to
Saat rang ke
sapne - title track | Poo
Venam
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The music cassettes
and CDs of Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998), the Priyadarshan directed Arvind
Swamy - Anupam Kher - Juhi Chawla starrer came out with no credits
whatsoever to the composers. The composers were Nadeem Shravan and Big B
audio which released the music deliberately omitted their names due to
Nadeem making headlines for his alleged involvement in the Gulshan Kumar
murder case [this is the version I remember reading at the time of
release!]. While the movie was a remake of the Malayalam hit 'Thenmavin
Kombathu' (starring Mohanlal and Shobana, with music by Benny Iglasius
who had cleverly 'adapted' an Ilayaraja track from the Tamil film
Marupadiyum, for one of the songs), its the songs that have a shady past
and itself contribute to the mystery as to who actually composed the
songs in this film. 2 songs from this movie are rip-offs of Malayalam
songs. The title song was a direct
lift from the Malayalam song 'Poo venam' from the 1987 movie, 'Oru Minna Minunginte
Nurungu'
with music by Johnson. Another song by Udit Narayan, 'Jhooti jhooti' was
lifted from another Malayalam song, 'Paathirakili' from the 1992
Mammooty starrer, Kizhakkan Pathrose.
A few interesting things to note here...Did Priyadarshan, who is an
acclaimed film maker in Kerala, have a hand in 'importing' these tracks?
Who exactly composed the music for the film....if its indeed Nadeem
Shravan, its pretty strange that they focused their
attention to lifting from their South as against their
usual, Middle East! Now all this makes this soundtrack,
terribly murky. |
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Jhooti
jhooti [Film:
Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998)] <TC> |
| Lifted from the Malayalam
song 'Paathirakili' |
| Listen to
Jhooti jhooti |
Paathirakili |
| Ditto! |
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Amma dekh [Film: Stuntman (1995)] <TC> |
| Lifted from a
1991 rave track called 'On a ragga tip' by the band SL2.
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| Listen to
Amma
dekh | On a
ragga tip |
| A Punjabi singer, Palvinder Dhami
claimed that 'Amma dekh' was his original composition. Dhami's band, 'Heera' was
started way back in 1980 but he was known to Indians only after an Indian
concert in 1995. 'On a ragga
tip' by SL2, also sounds exactly same as 'Amma dekh'. And this was
released in 1991. Considering Dhami's existence since 1980, was the rave track
plagiarised?
I was not able to ascertain the release year of Palvinder Dhami's
version of this song. But the fact remains that Nadeem Shravan have
lifted this song, that made Bali Brahmabhatt quite popular! Do you know
when Palvinder Dhami's version came out....do
let me know! Check out this
website for the full version of the Ragga Tip track in real audio
format...you'd find a lot more similarities between the two in the full
version...I've edited it to show only the main tune's lift! Specific
music pieces have also been lifted!!!
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Trivia Notes:
SL2 (named after the SL1200 turntables) is a band that started in the
early 90s with DJ Slipmatt (real name Matthew Nelson) and fellow Essex DJ, DJ Lime. They had three chart singles including "On a Ragga Tip" which reached number 2 in the Gallup charts.
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Aisi Deewangi [Film: Deewana (1992)] <TC> |
| Inspired by the 1976 Kannada film song,
'Kanasalu Neene' from the
movie Bayalu Dari.
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| Listen to
Aisi Deewangi |
Kanasalu Neene
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| 'Bayalu Dari' had music by the duo
Rajan-Nagendra. When you listen to both the songs, you'd notice that
Nadeem Shravan have adapted the song considerably, to suit the Hindi
crowd, but you just can't miss the inspiration.
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Trivia Notes: More
on the composing
duo Rajan-Nagendra.
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Dil
Chura Liya [Film: Qayamat (2003)]
<TC> |
| Lifted off a
Greek track called 'Margarites' by Angela Dimitriou. |
| Listen to
Dil
Chura Liya |
Margarites |
The original is actually called
'Margarites' (and not 'Magapas' as noted earlier). The refrain in the song
that must have led to the wrong title is M'agapai (and not
M'agapas) which means 'He/ she loves me'.
Joi Devivre aka Swati who sent me this ifnormation, also adds, "I guess the
Turko-Arabic influences in her music come from her
being the offspring of Greek migrants from Asia Minor (now in Turkey). Of course I had trouble locating the
song, since it is not called M'agapas at all. The title is 'Margarites' and was extremely popular in
Arabic speaking countries as well. The song seems to be a cross between modern laika and
tsifteteli, both
genres of Greek music that are immensely popular. Tsifteteli is often described as Greek belly dancing
music and is heavily influenced by Arabic and Turkish arabesk
sounds". |
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Oh
sanam kuja beri [Film: Sheen (2004)] |
| Generously
inspired by a traditional Afghan ('Dari' dialect, actually) folk song
called 'Oh Khanum kuja beri'. |
| Listen to
Oh
sanam (Sheen) | Oh
Khanum (Ahmad Wali) |
| The version of the Afghan song included
here is by singer Ahmad Wali. |
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Trivia Notes:
Also check out the
discussion on this track in the newsgroup
RMIM!
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Aayega Mazaa Ab Barsaat Ka
[Film: Andaaz (2003)]
<TC> |
| Straight lift
from Pakistani singer Khalil Haider's hit track from the 90s,
'Naye Kapray Badal Kar' |
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Listen to
Aayega Mazaa |
Naye Kapray Badal Kar |
| These guys are
completely hopeless! |
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Mohobbat se ziada
[Film: Gumnaam (2004)]
<TC> |
| Lifted from
Suraiyya Multanikar's 'Barre bemurawwat' in the 1966 film,
Badnaam with music by Deebo. |
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Listen to
Mohobbat se ziada
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Barre bemurawwat |
| I'm now
reasonably sure that almost every other Nadeem Shravan song
is lifted either off a Pakistani song or a Middle Eastern
song. Its just a matter of time before we get to know all of
them! |
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Dheere dheere se
[Film: Aashiqui (1990)]
<TC> |
| Inspired by Joyce
Sims' 'Come into my life' (1987). |
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Listen to
Dheere dheere se
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Come into my life |
| Even after 5
years of working for itwofs, some of the lifts really jolt
me. This is one of those lifts, moreso 'cos the Hindi track
is a very very cherished song that brings back my college
days every time I hear it. There are two interesting things
to note here. The lyricist Rani Malik would have been
definitely aware of the original...'Mere zindagi mein aana'
vs 'Come into my life'? And second, the Aashiqui track has a
4 line mukhda that is entirely lifted while Nadeem Shravan
use their imagination for the rest of the track. Really sad! |
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Tumhari nazron
[Film: Kal ki awaaz (1992)]
<TC> |
| Lifted off by
Noor Jehan's 'Hamari saanson' from the 1972 Pakistani film,
'Mere Hazoor' with music by M Ashraf. |
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Listen to
Tumhari nazron
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Hamari saanson |
| The original is a
beautiful track sung amazingly by Noor Jehan. But where
Nadeem Shravan score in their version is the addition of
some fine nuances that make the Hindi track quite memorable!
For example, that small twist at, 'ajab si chaahat', which
deviates from the original. Small innovations, I guess! |
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Film: Pyar ka saaya (1991)
<TC> |
Aaja Aaja, inspired by
Dolly Parton's 1974 track, 'Jolene'.
Tumse thoda sa main, inspired by Demis Roussos' 1974 track,
'My only fascination' |
Listen to
Aaja aaja |
Jolene
Listen to
Tumse thoda sa
| My only
fascination |
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A typical
Nadeem Shravan style inspiration...also check out Rajesh
Roshan's more direct usage as a prelude, in Rajesh Roshan
page, No. 37. Tumse... is pretty interesting usage - notice
how prominent this chorus is in the original - it starts the
track and also appears across the song. And as for the
second one,
I love the inspired version
- 'Tumse thoda sa main' from the 1991 Rahul Roy starrer 'Pyaar
ka saaya'. Yes, that godawful 'Ghost' remake that everyone
involved would love to forget and ItwoFS already lists a lift
from this soundtrack (Listing no. 35, above)! But this song, along with
the title track describe the very essential Nadeem Shravan sound
with all the usual sounds topped by Kumar Sanu's very nasal, but
now legendary vocals. Anyway, 'Tumse' uses the tune of a very
prominent chorus from Demis Roussos' (the duo's third
inspiration from the Greek legend!) 1974 track, 'My only
fascination'. Notice how prominent this chorus is in the
original - it starts the track and also appears across the song. |
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Door wadiyon (Ek chehra)
[Film: Tumse acha kaun hai (2002)]
<TC> |
| Direct lift
from Lebanese singer Nawal El Zoghbi's 2000 hit, 'El layali'. |
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Listen to
Door wadiyon (Ek
chehra)
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El layali |
| Utterly
unimaginative and blatant rip...the unusual song structure
that starts with the chorus and gets into the mukhda...the whole thing
is lifted with just the lyrics replaced in Hindi. |
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| Film: Dil ka kya kasoor (1992) <TC> |
01.
Dil jigar nazar kya hai - Inspired by the track,
'Escape' by The Ventures
02. Ga raha hoon - Lifted off Mehdi Hasan's
'Na koi gila' |
Listen to
Dil jigar
nazar |
Escape - The Ventures
Listen to
Ga raha hoon |
Na koi gila |
| 'Escape' by The
Ventures was part of their
1966 album, 'Go with The Ventures'! The
same track has also been lifted by Telugu composer Keeravani
(known as Maragadhamani in Tamil and MM Kreem in Hindi) for
a 1998 Tamil film, Kondaattam, in the track, 'Mai vizhi'.
Check Tamil - Others page, listing no. 37. |
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| Jaane jigar jaan-e-mann [Film: Aashiqui (1990)] <TC> |
| Significantly inspired by the Pakistani track, 'Bas ek tere siva' composed by Robin Ghosh, for the film, 'Dooriyan' (1984) |
| Listen to
Jaane jigar jaane |
Bas ek
tere siva |
The original was sung by Akhlaq Ahmed and Mehnaz.
To give some
credit to Nadeem Shravan, they have indeed remixed the track rather
well. Another interesting related story here is the fact that Dooriyan
was (f)re(e)made in Hindi as 'Aandhiyan' in the same year - 1990 - when
Aashiqui released. This was also actress Mumtaz's so-called come back
film!
Even more interesting is the song, 'Duniyan mein tere siva', the
song from Aandhiyan, composed by Bappi Lahiri, is supposedly based on,
what else, 'Bas ek tere siva'.
Two things in this track, that came out in the
same year as Aashiqui - It seems to be sung by Anuradha Paudwal (who sang
the Aashiqui number too!) and Udit Narayan (and not Kumar Sanu, as this Ultraindia site mentions).
Secondly, Bappi Lahiri's version of 'Bas
ek tere siva' sounds to me like a more direct precursor to the Aashiqui
track - the ascending progression in the 2nd line, 'Koi nahi hai mere'
with specific changes 'Koi' and 'Mera' are much closer to 'Mujhko' and 'Kasam'
in the Aashiqui song's line 2! Of course, Nadeem Shravan change the
pattern from line 3 onwards, albeit, mildly.
Which leaves us clearly
confused since we cannot arrive at a possible conclusion as to who
inspired whom, since both Aandhiyan and Aashiqui released in 1990! Safer to say that both the
Indian versions are inspired by the Pakistani version! Oh well, I can
however add to the confusion and leave you with a note that all these 3
songs actually sound somewhat like Shankar Jaikishen's 1962 track, 'Main
chali main chali' from the Shammi Kapoor starrer, Professor!! What do
you think?
Listen to
Duniya mein tere siva (Aandhiyan)
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Bahut pyaar karte hain [Film:
Saajan (1991)] <TC> |
| Lifted directly from the Pakistani song, 'Bahut
khoobsurat hai mera sanam', composed by M Ashraf and sung by
Mehdi Hassan, for the Pakistani film, 'Aabshar' (1978). |
| Listen to
Bahut pyaar karte
hain |
Bahut khoobsurat hai |
| The version of the
original above is by Ghulam Ali. Do let me know if you have
the actual track by Mehdi Hassan. |
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Mujko milgaya [Film:
Jeena sirf mere liye (2002)] <TC> |
| Inspired by Naheed Akhtar's Pakistani song,
'Yeh ranginiye
nau bahar'. |
| Listen to
Mujhko milgaya |
Yeh ranginiye |
| These guys are
terrible. |
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Tere bina ik pal (Aa ab laut
chale, 1999) <TC> |
| Based entirely on
Noor Jehan's Punjabi-Pakistani song, Tere bin pal vi. |
| Listen to
Tere bina ik
pal | Tere bin
pal vi |
| Original composer,
year - unknown. |
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O rabba (Zamana Deewana, 1995) <TC> |
| Lifted off composer M.Ashraf's 1975 song,
Chahe duniya ho khafa, from the Pakistani film, Noukar. |
| Listen to
O rabba |
Chahe duniya ho
khafa |
| The singers were
Mehdi Hassan, Naheed Akhtar. |
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Pyasa kuen ke paas (Dil Tera
Aashiq, 1993) <TC> |
| Lyrics and tune copied exactly from the 1975
M.Ashraf composed track, Pyasa Kunwen kay paas. |
| Listen to
Pyasa kuen
ke paas |
Pyasa Kunwen kay paas |
| The song was in the
Pakistani film, Mera naam hai mohabbat and was sung by Mehdi
Hassan. |
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Itna bhi na chaho (Sambandh,
1996) <TC> |
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Lyrics and tune lifted blatantly from a similarly titled
song composed by M.Ashraf for the 1974 Pakistani film, Parda
na uthao. |
| Listen to
Itna bhi na chaho
| Itna bhi na
chaho (Original) |
| The original's singer
was Nayyara Noor. |
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Coming Coming (Rang,
1993) <TC> |
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Lifted from Culture Club's Karma Chameleon (1983). |
| Listen to
Coming coming |
Karma Chameleon |
| Sigh! Also listen to
Bappi Lahiri's earlier lift of the same original - Bappi
Lahiri page - No. 5. |
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Mujhe kya pata (Bekhudi,
1992) <TC> |
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Lifted from the Pakistani film, 'Basera' - the song, 'Nahi
kuch pata' sung by Nahid Akhtar, with music by M. Ashraf. |
| Listen to
Mujhe kya pata |
Nahi kuch pata |
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Nadeem
Shravan were the chosen ones to compose music for the
acting debut of Kajol, in 1992 - the film, Bekhudi. One of
the songs from the film, 'Mujhe kya pata tera ghar hai kahan'
seems to be a replica of a Pakistani song, 'Nahi kuch pata'.
Even the lyrics are exactly similar, in meaning and the
choice of words! The original was from the film, 'Basera'
(1984) and was sung by Nahid Akhtar. The music composer was
someone Nadeem and Shravan by now owe a large chunk of their
careers to....M.Ashraf. I really hope and wish M.Ashraf's
estate/ family is reading this and other instances listed in
ItwoFS and take suitable action against the composing duo
for all the memorable hits they've lifted from this amazing
Pakistani composer - Bahut naainsaafi hai ye, bahut
naaeinsaafi! |
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Kitni Chaahat Chupaaye (Himmatvar,
1996) <TC> |
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Lifted from, 'Dil mein toofan chupaaye baitha hoon' from
the 1975 Pakistani film, Naiki Baddi |
| Listen to
Kitni chaahat chupaaye |
Dil mein toofan chupaaye |
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Sometimes, I get really, really
tired when I listen to beautiful Pakistani originals being mauled by
Indian composers...predominantly by Nadeem Shravan. They
simply 'take' the main tune, spice it up with their standard
brand of rhythms and other trusted paraphernalia like Kumar
Sanu, and offer it as a new, 'original' song! Here's a neat
example of this act, though I'd categorize this as
'inspiration' and not blatant lift - the song, 'Kitni
Chaahat Chupaaye' from the 90s Talat Jani potboiler,
Himmatvar, starring the blood-sucking (Main tera khoon pee
jaaoonga?) Dharmendra. Music, of course by Nadeem Shravan.
The original? 'Dil mein toofan chupaaye baitha hoon' from
the 1975 Pakistani film, Naiki Baddi. The film had music by
Nashaad (aka Shaukat Dehelvi or Shaukat Husain, and not to
be confused with Wajid Ali Nashad, who was yet another
composer from Pakistan but made his debut in 1977, with the
Pakistani film, Parasstish). The song had vocals by none
other than Mehdi Hassan. Note the similarity in lyrics too -
just goes on the prove that lyricist Sameer was completely
aware of the plagiarism too! |
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