17 Songs By Pritam That You Might Not Know Are Heavily "Inspired" From Existing Music

"Everything is an inspiration of an inspiration" — probably Pritam 👀

These last few weeks have been all about people animatedly sharing their Spotify Wrapped results to their social media accounts.

This time, however, an unexpected guest made an appearance in almost every Indian's results — Pritam!

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While the man has undoubtedly delivered bangers after bangers, his songs do often seem to derive "inspiration" from various other sources. Here's a list of just some of them:

1. The absolute earworm that was "Badtameez Dil" from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) is oddly reminiscent of the popular Bengali song "Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona" by Anjan Dutt (2011).

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2. There's an undeniable similarity between the title track of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) and "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" by Muse (2012).

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3. Find something similar between the iconic title track of Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and "My Lecon" by JTL (2001)?

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4. And the song "Bulleya" from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) and "Last Resort" by Papa Roach, which came out 16 years before it?

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5. "Ada" from Garam Masala (2005) and "Ana" by Amr Diab (1999) literally only have the difference of a letter in the name.

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6. "Pehli Nazar Mein" from Race (2008) and the Korean song "Sarang Hae Yo" by Kim Hyung Sup (2005) sound exactly the same.

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7. The evergreen "Zahreeli Raatein" from Chocolate (2005) and "Aadat" by Jal The Band (2004). It's almost like he's not even trying to be coy anymore.

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The song "Aadat" from the movie Kalyug (2005), however, credits the original artist.

8. Remember the youthful tunes of "Hai Junoon" from New York (2009)? Now listen to "Naluri Lelaki" by Samsons (2005).

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What do you think?

9. The very sultry "Zara Zara Touch Me" from Race (2008) is still very much a part of my playlist. What I didn't know, however, is that I could have fallen in love with the tune four years before its actual release with this song by 王力宏 Leehom Wang.

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10. The ever-refreshing "Ya Ali" from Gangster (2006) and "Ya Ghaly" by Guitara (2002) are the same.

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11. The classic title track of Dhoom (2004) turns out to be an amalgamation of "Mario Takes a Walk" by Jesse Cook (1996) and "Enta Ma Oltesh Leih" by Amr Diab (2003).

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12. This peppy number, "Shikdum", also from Dhoom (2004) and "Şımarık" by Tarkan (1997) certainly share a similarity.

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13. Remember "Signal Pyar Ka" from Bhagam Bhag (2006)? "Signal For Lara" by Super Blue (1995) predates the former by more than a decade.

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This is basically CTRL C + CTRL V.

14. This cult classic from Agent Vinod, "Pyar Ki Pungi" (2012) and "Soosan Khanoom" by the Iranian band, Barobox (2010) are also the same.

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I'd genuinely hoped "Pungi" was an original :(

15. An anthem in itself, "Kya Mujhe Pyar Hai" from Woh Lamhe (2006) actually draws A LOT of inspiration from "Tak Bisakah" by Peterpan (2005).

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16. "Dil Mein Baji Guitar" from Apna Sapna Money Money (2006) and "Sheola Shaila" by Miami Band (1997) are also twins.

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17. And finally, "Allah Hafiz", an oft-forgotten gem from Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), is a copy of "Awedony" by, none other than, Amr Diab (1998).

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Did we miss something? How many did you already know? Tell us in the comments!