
Music composition is considered one of the toughest and most creative jobs in this world. But somehow, a lot of our very own Bollywood musicians have eased the whole process of music composition to just two simple steps to copy and paste. The Bollywood film industry has had a long and illustrious history of copying. Let’s look at a key element of Bollywood films — the music. Here’s a list of copied Hindi film songs either directly copied or inspired from foreign language songs.
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1. Song: Suniye To
Movie: Yes Boss
Musicians: Jatin-Lalit
Singer: Abhijit
Copied from: Ahla Ma Feki
Singer: Hesham Abbas
2. Song: Akele Hai To Kya Gam Hai
Movie: Qyamat Se Qyamat Tak
Musician: Anand Milind
Singer: Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
Copied from: Return To The Alamo (Shadow Cover)
3. Song: Mehbooba Mehbooba
Movie: Sholay
Musicians: R D Burman
Singer: R D Burman
Copied from: Say you Love Me
Singer: Demis Roussos
4. Song: Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko
Movie: Yaadon Ki Baaraat
Musician: R. D. Burman
Singer: Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle
Copied from: If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Singers: Walter Scharf, and covered by Bojoura
5. Song: Koi Yahan Aha Nache Nache
Movie: Disco Dancer
Musician: Bappi Lahiri
Singer: Usha Uthup (Usha Iyer), Bappi Lahiri
Copied from: Killed The Radio Star
6. Song: Laila O Laila
Movie: Qurbaani
Musician: KALYANJI-ANANDJI
Singer: AMIT KUMAR, KANCHAN
Copied from: Chicano’s song Black blood
7. Song: Tumhe Kaise Main Bataaoon
Movie: Dastak
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Abhijeet
Copied from: The Windmills of Your Mind (The Thomas Crown Affair)
Singer: Noel Harrison
8. Song: Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaae
Movie: Jurm
Musician:
Singer: Kumar Sanu
Copied from: Five Hundred Miles (Peter, Paul and Mary)
9. Song: Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha
Movie: Baaton Baaton Mein
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Amit Kumar and Asha Bhosle
Copied from: Johnny Comes Marching Home
10. Song: Gupt Gupt
Movie: Gupt
Musician: Viju Shah
Singer: Kavita Krishnamurthy, Hema Sardesai, Chetan
Copied from: Deep Forest
11. Song: Koi Mil Gaya
Movie: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Musicians: Jatin-Lalit
Singer: K. S. Chithra, Udit Narayan
Copied from: Take That Look off Your Face
Singer: Marti Webb
12. Song: Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan
Movie: C.I.D
Musician: O. P. Nayyar
Singer: Mohd Rafi
Copied from: Oh My Darling, Clementine
13. Song: Aye Dil Laya Hai Bahaar
Movie: Kya Kehna
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Kavita Krishnamurthy & Hariharan
Copied from: Oh! Carol
Singer: Neil Sedaka
14. Song: Tumse Milke Aisa Laga
Movie: Parinda
Musician: R.D. Burman
Singer: Asha Bhosle & Suresh Wadkar
Copied from: When I Need You
Singer: Leo Sayer
15. Song: Saala Main Toh Sahab Ban Gaya
Movie: Sagina
Musician: S.D. Burman
Singer: Kishore Kumar, Pankaj Mitra
Copied from: Chella lla
Singer: Renato Carosone
16. Song: Koi Na Koi Chahiye
Movie: Deewana
Musicians: Nadeem-Shravan
Singer: Vinod Rathod
Copied from: Bird Boy- Naná Vasconcelos & The Bushdancers (1990)
17. Song: Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi
Movie: Aashiqui
Musician: Nadeem-Shravan
Singer: Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal
Copied from: Come into my life
Singer: Joyce Sims
18. Song: Dil Ne Yeh Kaha Hai
Movie: Dhadkan
Musicians: Nadeem-Shravan
Singers: Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik & Kumar Sanu
Copied from: Ahebak Leh
Singer: Abdul Majid Abdallah
19. Song: Mere Rang Mein
Movie: Maine Pyar Kiya
Musicians: Raam Laxman
Singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Copied from: The Final Countdown– Europe
20. Song: Uthe Sab Ke Kadam
Movie: Baton Baton Mein
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Pearl Padamse, Amit Kumar,Rajesh Roshan
Copied from: Polly Wolly Doodle-The Littlest Rebel
21. Song: Na Jaane Ne
Movie: ChaalBaaz
Musicians: Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Singer: Amit Kumar & Kavita Krishnamurthy
Copied from: Part Time Lover
Singer: Stevie Wonder
22. Song: Kambakht Ishq
Movie: Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
Musician: Sandeep Chowta
Singers: Sukhwinder Singh Asha Bhosle
Copied from: Eireann– Afro Celt Sound System
23. Song: Sachi Ye Kahani Hai
Movie: Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Musician: Jatin-Lalit
Singer: Amit Kumar, Udit Narayan & Vijeta Pandit
Copied from: Rasputin by Boney M and In Zaire by Johnny Wakelin.
24. Song: Pehli Pehli Baar
Movie: Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai
Musicians: Jatin-Lalit
Singer: Kumar Sanu
Copied from: Born To Be Alive
Singer: Patrick Hernandez
25. Song: Ladki Kyun
Movie: Hum Tum
Musician: Jatin-Lalit
Singer: Alka Yagnik, Shaan
Copied from: Roya
Singer: Andranik Madadian
26. Song: Inteha Ho Gai
Movie: Sharaabi
Movie: Bappi Lahiri
Singer: Kishore Kumar
Copied from: The Runner– The Three Degrees
27. Song: Dil Deke Dekho
Movie: Dil Deke Dekho
Musician: Usha Khanna
Singer: Mohammed Rafi
Copied from: Sugartime — McGuire Sisters
28. Song: Yunhi Kat Jaayega Safar
Movie: Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Ke
Musicians: Nadeem-Shravan
Singers: Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
Copied from: Lovely Lady Of Arcadia
Singer: Demis Roussos
29. Song: Mil Gaya Hum ko saathi
Movie: Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin
Musician: R.D. Burman
Singer: Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar,R.D. Burman
Copied from: Mama Mia (ABBA)
30. Song: Tum mile
Movie: Criminal
Musician: M.M. Kreem
Singer: Kumar Sanu
Copied from: Age of loneliness (Enigma)
31. Song: Kimti Kimti Hai Zindagi
Movie: Criminal
Musician: M.M. Kreem
Singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, K.S. Chitra
Copied from: Lonely Lonely Monday Morning (Snow)
32. Song: Pyaar ka Signal
Movie: Bhagam Bhag
Musician: Remo Fernandez
Singer: Remo, Suzanne D’Mello
Copied from: Superblue’s ‘Signal for Lara’
33. Song: Tumne Jo Kaha
Movie: Laawaris
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Abhijeet, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Copied from: Barbie Girl (Aqua)
34. Song: Koi Nahin Tere Jaisa
Movie: Keemat
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Abhijeet, Udit Narayan & Hema Sardesai
Copied from: Cotton Eye Joe (Rednex)
36. Song: Main Teri Hoon Jaanam
Movie: Khoon Bhari Maang
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Sadhna Sargam
Copied from: Theme from Chariots of Fire
37. Song: Laaoon Kahan Se
Movie: Jaane Jigar
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Copied from: Hotel California (Eagles)
38. Song: Jai Kaali
Movie: Karan Arjun
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik
Copied from: It’s All Right (East 17)
39. Song: Haseena Gori Gori
Movie: Tarazu
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Udit Narayan
Copied from: In The Summertime (Shaggy)
40. Song: Chaand Sitaare
Movie: Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
Musician: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Kumar Sanu & Kavita Krishnamurty
Copied from: Voices (Vangelis)
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