February 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood music-composers have to often go through grilling on whether a track is rip-off of an already composed song. And latest in the news is ‘Dil Le Jaa’ (Toh Baat Pakki) which according to some critics resemble ‘Yaara Dhol Bajake’ (Dhol) a lot.
.JPG "Pritam Chakraborty promote Love Aaj Kal on Big FM in Andheri, Mumbai on 17th July 2009 (3)")
However, there is someone associated with the music of ‘Toh Baat Pakki’ who rubbishes all the allegations and he is none other than lyricist of the film- Shabbir Ahmed.
Shabbir gives an explanation, supporting Pritam Chakraborty and says, “No, that’s not true; look there are just seven musical notes and chances of two songs to sound a bit similar is bound to happen. That doesn’t mean- it is a rip-off. For instance, take the case A.R Rahman composition ‘Chiggy Wiggy’ from ‘Blue’. Would it be right to say- it is a rip-off of ‘Akela Hai Mr. Khiladi Miss. Khiladi Chahiye’ (Mr. And Mrs. Khiladi) though the tune is quite similar? Definitely a big no! Same goes for all songs which sound alike, including ‘Dil Le Jaa’.”
Wonder, what critics and ‘aam janta’ has to say on Shabbir Ahmed’s remarks now!
