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1 |
| 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'. |
| Listen to
Dil ne yeh
| Ahibak Leh
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| Super lift. Shameless, on
Nadeem Shravan's part! |
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2 |
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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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3 |
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4 |
| Yah
Dilruba yah Dilruba [Film: Aatish]
<TC>
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| From the track 'mustafa
ya mustafa' |
| Listen to
Ya dilruba
| Ya
mustafa |
| The original was a
traditional Egyptian track made popular by the French version of Bob
Azzam. |
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5 |
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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'! |
| Listen to
Tumhe apna banane |
Chale tu kat hi jaaye |
| Typical of Nadeem Shravan!
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6 |
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Kissika yaar na bichhde [Film: Shreeman Aashique] |
| From Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan's 'kissen da yaar na vichhde'
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| Looking for the Hindi
track! |
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7 |
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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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8 |
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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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9 |
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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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10 |
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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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11 |
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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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12 |
| 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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13 |
| Tu
meri zindagi hai [Film: Aashiqui]
<TC> |
| Lifted ditto from
Pakistani singer Tasavvur Khanum's song 'Tu meri zindagi hai'
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| Listen to
Tu meri zindagi hai
(Aashiqui) |
Tu meri zindagi hai (Tasavvur Khanum) |
| I guess
both the composer and lyricist have lifted together - 'partners in
crime', I suppose! |
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14 |
| Dil
mera tod diya [Film: Kasoor]
<TC> |
| From Noor Jehan's 'Woh
mera ho na saka'! Lifted lock stock and barrel! |
| Listen to
Dil
mera |
Woh mera |
| Shameful, as usual!
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15 |
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Pehli baar mile hain [Film: Saajan]
<TC> |
| Inspired from Suzanne
Vega's 'Solitude standing'! |
| Listen to
Pehli baar |
Solitude standing |
| Partly inspired!
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16 |
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Tumhe chede hawa chanchal [Film: Salaami]
<TC> |
| Inspired from Demis
Roussos' 'Lovely lady of arcadia'! |
| Listen to
Tumhe
chede |
Lovely
lady of arcadia |
| 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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17 |
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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' |
| Listen to
Maine pyaar tumhise |
Mujhe dekh ke |
| Lifted ditto!
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19 |
| I
love my India [Film: Pardes (1997)] |
| 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. |
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) |
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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20 |
| Dil
laga liya [Film: Dil Tumhara Hai]
<TC> |
| Blatant lift from Hadiqa
Kiyani's Pakistani number 'Boohey Barian'! |
| Listen to
Dil laga
liya |
Boohey Barian |
| 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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21 |
| 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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22 |
| 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. |
| Listen to
Aap
humse pyaar (Indian Babu) |
Karan mein nazara (Churiyan) |
| Also listen to Sanjeev
Darshan's version of the same original in Rishthey! Sanjeev Darshan
page, 9th listing! |
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23 |
| Koyi
na koyi chaahiye [Film: Deewana (1992)]
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| Inspired by the song,
'Bird Boy' by Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos.
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| Listen to
Koyi na
koyi chahiye |
Bird
Boy |
| 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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24 |
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Kitna pyaara [Film: Raaz (2001)] <TC> |
| Lifted from the Begum
Akhtar ghazal 'Aye mohobbat tere anjaam pe rona aayaa'. |
| Listen to
Kitna
pyaara |
Aye
mohobbat tere |
| The Begum Akhtar ghazal
has lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni and composed by Begum Akhtar herself, if
I'm not mistaken. |
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25 |
| Saat
Rang Ke Sapne - Title song [Film: Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998)] <TC> |
| Lifted from the Malayalam
song, 'Poo venam'. |
| 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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26 |
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Jhooti jhooti [Film: Saat Rang Ke Sapne (1998)] <TC> |
| Lifted from the Malayalam
song 'Paathirakili' |
| Listen to
Jhooti jhooti
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Paathirakili |
| Ditto! |
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27 |
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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. |
| 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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28 |
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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 |
| '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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29 |
| 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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30 |
| 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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31 |
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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' |
| Listen to
Aayega
Mazaa |
Naye
Kapray Badal Kar |
| These guys are completely
hopeless! |
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32 |
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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. |
| Listen to
Mohobbat
se ziada |
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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33 |
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Dheere dheere se [Film: Aashiqui (1990)]
<TC> |
| Inspired by Joyce Sims'
'Come into my life' (1987). |
| Listen to
Dheere dheere se |
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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34 |
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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. |
| Listen to
Tumhari nazron |
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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36 |
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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
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Jolene
Listen to
Tumse thoda sa |
My only fascination |
| 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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37 |
| Door
wadiyon (Ek chehra) [Film: Tumse acha kaun hai (2002)]
<TC> |
| Direct lift from Lebanese
singer Nawal El Zoghbi's 2000 hit, 'El layali'. |
| Listen to
Door
wadiyon (Ek chehra) |
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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39 |
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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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| 40 |
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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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| 41 |
| 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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| 42 |
| 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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