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I was made for loving you [Film: Jaanam Samjha Karo] <TC>
Inspired by KISS's 'I was made for loving you'!
Listen to I was made for loving you (JSK) | I was made for loving you (KISS)
The tune and words 'I was made for loving you' has been lifted directly. But the rest of the song has been done pretty well by Anu Malik.
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Love hua [Film: Jaanam Samjha Karo] <TC>
Inspired by the 70s hit, 'Angelo' by Brotherhood of Man!
Listen to Love hua | Angelo
Inspired, but pretty good work by Anu Malik!
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Title song [Film: Soldier] <TC>
Inspired by the Modern Talking hit, 'Cheri cheri lady'!
Listen to Soldier soldier | Cheri cheri lady
Surely inspired.
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Kaise kahoon kaise ho tum [Film: Ishq] <TC>
Prelude lifted from 'Right beside you' by Sophie B Hawkins.
Listen to Kaise kahoon | Right beside you
The Ishq number is sort of based on the tune of the prelude and that prelude is lifted!
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Aisa milan [Film: Hamesha (1996) ] <TC>
Lifted from the tune by Andrew Lloyd Webber, 'The Phantom of the Opera' from the musical of the same name!
Listen to Aisa milan | The phantom of the opera
Lifted straight!
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Hum to dil se [Film: Josh] <TC>
Lifted from Vangelis' 'Conquest of paradise'!
Listen to Hum to dil se | Conquest of paradise
Also lifted by Rajesh Roshan as an interlude in Koyla's 'Badan juda' (Rajesh Roshan page, No. 26)
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Teri Chahat Ke siva [Film: Jaanam (1993)] <TC>
Lifted from Simon and Garfunkel's 'El condor pasa'!
Listen to Teri chahat ke siva | If I could (El condor pasa)
Also refer to another lift of the same original by Anu Malik (First listing in this page!)
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Hamesha Title Song - Hum aur tum [Film: Hamesha (1996)] <TC>
Lifted from Josef Ivanovici's 'Anniversary Waltz'.
Listen to Hamesha Title Song (Hum aur tum) | Anniversary Waltz (Instrumental) | Anniversary Waltz - With vocals by Al Jolson
Anu Malik has lifted enough for the Saif Ali Khan-Kajol starrer Hamesha (1996) - The rhythm of 'neela duppatta' lifted off Michael Jackson's 'They don't really care about us' and 'Aisa milan kal ho na ho' lifted off Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera! Now here's the third...the title song. Its a waltz scene in the movie and Anu Malik has appropriately lifted a classic waltz. The original is called 'Anniversary Song' (1845-1902) - also called 'Anniversary Waltz' or 'Blue Danube Waltz', composed by Romanian composer Josef Ivanovici, a contemporary of Austrian composer/conductor Johann Strauss Jr. It was the first and second part of Ivanovici's 'Waves of the Danube' waltz suite. In 1946, singer Al Jolson recorded a vocal version of this track and it was subsequently covered by a lot of people including Guy Lombardo, Dean Martin and so on.
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Oh I love you daddy (title song) [Film: Akele hum akele tum]
Partly inspired by the Jim Reeves number 'But you love me daddy'
Listen to Akele hum akele tum (Oh I love you daddy) | But you love me daddy (Jim Reeves)
The Jim Reeves number was released in 1959, with words and music by Kathryn Twitty.
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Tumko sirf tumko [Film: Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (2001)] <TC>
Inspired by the Beatles track, 'Norwegian Wood'
Listen to Tumo sirf tumko | Norwegian Wood
The Beatles track was part of their 1965 album Rubber Soul. Also check out RDB's use of the same track in the RDB Page, entry no. 30. Talking about Anu Malik's version, a more knowledgeable person like George Thomas (he of the georgethomas blog fame!) says, "...different metre (like 'love story'/'jeevan ke din')...the distinctive chord change (if in the key of D, it would be the shift to C and through a passing G back to D) is a dead giveaway...".
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Bichoo bichoo [Film: Chamatkar (1992)] <TC>
Lifted from the 60s hit 'I will follow him' by Little Peggy March.
Listen to Bichoo bichoo | I will follow him (Little Peggy March)
'I will follow him' is originally by Petula Clark, who first sang it in French under the name 'Chariot' in the early 50s/ 60s. She later did an English version with the title, 'I will follow him' in 1962. So where does Little Peggy March come into the picture? RCA producers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore ("Hugo and Luigi"), best known today for their work with Sam Cooke, found Clark's song and got March to record the number in a new version with simpler lyrics, now known as "I Will Follow Him". Clark's original recording was a slow, moody, soulful piece, with the singer seeking the depths of the song's meaning, all without the doo wop-style "did-ip, da did-ip, da did-ip" chorus. It sounded like the work of a woman. March's recording, by contrast, picked up the tempo, added a doo wop-style male chorus and a pulsing arrangement, with prominent drums and chorus, and her breathy, breathless reading of the lyrics. It sounded like the work of a passionate girl, and it defined a certain girl-group sound. March is still known by this song, despite many other successive albums!
Listen to Chariot (Petula Clark)
Trivia note on Little Peggy March: Little Peggy March, at 15, only ever had one big hit during her decade with RCA Records, but that song, "I Will Follow Him," spent three weeks at the number one spot on the charts and even topped the R&B charts for a week as well. It pretty well helped define the early girl-group sound. Her subsequent hits, "I Wish I Were a Princess" (which was featured prominently in John Waters' period romp Hairspray) and "Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love," scored much lower in the Top 40. RCA continued to record March for ten years, right into the early '70s, but she never scored an American hit of any consequence after early 1964. By contrast, in Europe, she was a popular recording artist for many years and scored several major hits, especially in Germany, where she moved in 1969. Margaret Battavio, aka Little Peggy March, had dreamt of a singing career for most of her young life, and had been winning talent contests as a young girl. She was signed to RCA in 1962 at age 14, and made her debut that year with a cover of the song "Little Me," taken from a Sid Caesar Broadway hit, which vanished without a trace. Her second single was to ensure her place in the pop music reference books, however!
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Tere dar par sanam [Film: Phir teri kahani yaad aayi (1993)]
Prelude lifted from the theme track of the 1971 movie 'Summer of 42', composed by Michel Legrand.
Listen to Tere Dar Par Sanam | Theme from Summer of 42
No comments!!!
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Kaho na kaho [Film: Murder (2004)]
This song is not composed by Anu Malik, even though he's been credited as the composer. Its a different thing that, that happens to be the case with most other songs listed above :-))). Anyway, check the original of this song in 'Trivia' page - No. 12!
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Jaane Jaana [Film: Murder (2004)]
The original is actually a Bengali pop song by the popular Bangaldeshi band, 'Miles', called 'Firiye Dao'.
Listen to Jaane Jaana | Firiye Dao
The original was part of Miles' 1993 album, 'Prottasha'. Needless to say, the Hindi version is a note-to-note copy of the original - even the orchestration is lifted blatantly.
Trivia Note on Miles: Miles initially became popular for replaying English songs. Their popularity continued after the release of their own Bangla songs. Hamen and Shafen (the main musicians), are sons of Feroza Begum, the Nazrul geeti singer. Miles started their music career by releasing the first self titled album in 1982, where all the numbers were in English. The second album called "A step further" was also in English. They released their first Bangla album in 1991, called "Protusruty". The second Bangla Album was released in 1993, called "Prottasha". This was a hit and still remains the only best selling pop album in Bangladesh. The third Bangla album called "Prottoy" came out in in 1996.
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Bheegey Hont Tere [Film: Murder (2004)]
Blatant lift from the Pakistani track 'Menu tere naal', by Najam Sheraz.
Listen to Bheegey hont tere | Menu tere naal [Listen to the full song here]
The original was part of Najam Sheraz's 2000 album called 'Pyar Karanu Dil Karda'. In fact, Najam was so peeved when he saw the Indian lifted version on the TVs recently and decided to get back at them by adding his song to the song's footage from Murder and aired it as a new music video for his track in Pakistani channels!
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Jab Bhi...Koi [Film: Hera Pheri (2000)]
Inspired by Mark Morrison's 1996 track 'Return of the mack'
Listen to Jab bhi...koi | Return of the mack
Partly inspired. But it sure looks like Anu has worked extra hard to add his own stamp to the song.
About Mark Morrison: Morrison, who was born in Germany but grew up in Highfields (Leicester), split with Warner in 2000 because of his controversial off stage antics. He was jailed for sending a look-alike to complete a community service order while he was on tour. His 1996 dance floor anthem Return Of The Mack, has sold three million copies worldwide.
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Chale Jaise Hawaayein [Film: Main Hoon Na (2004)]
Inspired by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Yeh jo halka halka suroor hai'
Listen to Chale jaise hawaayein | Yeh jo halka halka
Though Anu Malik has considerably worked on his version, the opening is a sure-shot giveaway!
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Mohobbat Zindagi Hai [Film: Nazar (2005)]
Blatant lift from Mehdi Hassan's classic ghazal with the same lyrics.
Listen to Mohobbat Zindagi Hai - Nazar | Mehdi Hassan
Mahesh Bhatt and his Pakistani influences/ lifts are already very famous. The strange thing is, while he keeps lifting tracks from Pakistan for his films made under the Vishesh Films banner, he also goes across to Islamabad trying to promote his movies. Won't our neighbors feel annoyed looking at this man, who, in one hand lifts their tracks with no credit to the original composer and on the other, talks of cross-border friendship and exchange of movies? What kind of flawed logic is this? If this doesn't expose this man's hypocrisy and money-mindedness, what else will?
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Woh lamhe and Agar tum mil jao [Film: Zeher (2005)]
Even though the audio company credits Anu Malik for 're-creating' the songs in this movie (Roop Kumar Rathod credited as the 'composer'), I refuse to buy this crap from the Bhatt camp. Going by Anu Malik's dubious past, this could be a ploy to get away with plagiarism.
Listen to Agar tum mil jao (Zeher) | Agar tum mil jao (Tasavvur Khanum)
Listen to Woh lamhey (Zeher) | Woh lamhey (Jal)
The composing credits in Zeher seems maha-murky. While Roop Kumar Rathod has been credited for 'composing' the tracks, others including Anu Malik have been credited for 're-creating' some tracks. So we've Anu Malik re-creating 'Agar tum mil jao' while it is originally a Pakistani ghazal by Tasavvur Khanum and Mithun and Naresh Sharma re-creating 'Woh lamhey' while it is originally a Pakistani pop track of the same name by the band Jal. Interestingly one of Jal's ex-lead singers Atif Aslam has rendered the Hindi version. The band Jal broke off in a spectacular fashion recently and last heard there's a litigation going on for the use of the band's name Jal by both the members! Zeher has an interesting problem - there's no single composer you can pin the blame on...is this Mr Bhatt's novel ploy to avoid the issues he had in the lifted tracks in Murder? But he sure could be sued by the makers of the 2003 Denzel Washinton starrer 'Out of time' since Zeher is a scene-by-scene lift of that movie! Finally, does Roop Kumar Rathod know of these lifts? What does he has to say since he's the official 'composer'?
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Yeh khushi ki mehfil/ Churalo dil [Film: Hum to mohobbat karega (2000)]
Both inspired by French singer Edith Piaf's 'La vie en rose'.
Listen to Yeh Khushi ki mehfil | Churalo dil | La vie en rose
You might recall Pancham's fabulous interpretation of the same original in Bade Dilwala (Kahin na jaa - RDB Page, No. 34). Anu Malik's version too has some improvisations that would force me put it under inspirations and not call it a lift!
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Dil hai bechain aaja [Film: Gang (2000)]
Lifted off Maurice Jarre's Theme from Lawrence of Arabia!
Listen to Dil hai bechain | Theme from Lawrence of Arabia
With mild Anu Malik'ish variations!
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Deewana dil [Film: Inteha (2003)]
Lifted off Maurice Jarre's Theme from Lawrence of Arabia! Again!
Listen to Deewana dil | Theme from Lawrence of Arabia
So Macarena is perhaps not the only song that Mr Malik chose to lift twice!
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Chakle chakle [Film: Deewane Huye Paagal (2005)] <TC>
Lifted from Kevin Lyttle's 2003 chartbuster 'Turn me on'
Listen to Chakle chakle | Turn me on
Shame on you, Anu dude!
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Dil dil dil [Film: Aaghaaz (2000)] & Day by day [Film: Pyare Mohan (2006)] <TC>
Lifted from The Chantay's Pipeline (1962)
Listen to Day by day | Dil dil dil | Pipeline
Seems like Anu likes this track so much that he reused it! That takes the count of Anu's dual lifts to 3! Pipeline was made famous by The Ventures in their 1963 cover.
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Rabba de di [Film: Pyare Mohan (2006)] <TC>
Lifted from Tunisian singer Saber El Rubai's Sidi Mansour (2000)
Listen to Rabba de di | Sidi mansour
Direct lift!
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Love you my angel [Film: Pyare Mohan (2006)] <TC>
Part of The Ventures cult classic 'Walk Don't Run'!
Listen to I love you my angel [Exact bit] [Longer clip] | Walk don't run [Exact bit] [Longer clip]
Anu seems to have used the Ventures' track as the starting point to create his version...which is rather unique since its not even a prominent oft-repeated refrain!
Trivia: Did you know that Walk Don't Run is actually a Jazz composition originally by Jazz guitarist Johnny Smith? And that Chet Atkins first covered it before The Ventures turned into a surf-guitar'ish monster hit? More here!
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Dil ko hazaar baar [Film: Murder (2004)] <TC>
Inspired by a traditional Jewish track, 'Mazel tov'!
Listen to Dil ko hazaar baar | Mazel Tov
For a composer who lifts 'Happy birthday to you' (Try 'Tera gussa', from Kareeb!), this is nothing at all!
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Aaghaaz Title Song [Film: Murder (2004)] <TC>
Completely lifted off Vangelis' L'enfant from his 1979 album, 'Open Sauvage'!
Listen to Aaghaaz Title Song | L'enfant
Anu Malik almost plays the original as-is and asks Sonu to add sing the same tune in words! Pretty funny stuff, this!
Trivia: Open Sauvage was originally a soundtrack for the nature documentary by the same name by the French filmmaker Frdric Rossif. More, here!
Malik has stated that the entire tempo and tune of the song is a carbon copy of his own composition. What's ironic is that 
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