The ongoing Tokyo Olympics has given the internet a lot to talk about. The Indian community recently was seen cheering for star shuttler PV Sindhu who has bagged a bronze by beating China’s He Bing Jiao (21-13, 21-15) and emerged as the only woman the first Indian sportswoman to win 2 Olympics medals. Needless to say, congratulatory messages are still pouring in for the ‘sensational Sindhu’ from all over the world, including Bollywood celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and many more.
But it would be a lie to say that’s all desi Twitter is talking about. Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won Israel’s second gold medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics if you haven’t seen it already. And the same has led to a revelation about Indian composer and #MeToo accused Anu Malik. It all began when Israel’s national anthem titledĀ HatikvahĀ started playing at the award ceremony, and a Twitter user discovered that it sounds a lot like a particular song from 1996. Of course, it is the other way around. If you hear it, you would realize that the tune has been lifted and used by Malik in the songĀ Mera Mulk Mera DeshĀ fromĀ Diljale.
#AnuMalik actually copied the Israeli National Anthem for Mera Mulk Mera Desh Song from #Diljale (1996) ??? pic.twitter.com/u3rGHlBNDF
— Surya Cinefinite (@maadalaadlahere) August 2, 2021
Needless to say, Twitter is calling out the music director for plagiarizing a national anthem. Many are not very surprised, given his history of ‘taking inspiration from songs around the globe and having even termed it classic Malik! Some even believe he deserves a gold medal for copying, and where’s the lie? See for yourself.
When Israel copied its National Anthem from Urduwood maestro Anwar (Anu) Malik's national anthem from film Diljale
Diljale was a story of dreaded Kashmiri terrorist named Shyam š¤https://t.co/J5E5VHHv7y
— Gems of Bollywood ą¤¬ą„ą¤²ą„ą¤µą„ą¤” ą¤ą„ ą¤°ą¤¤ą„ą¤Ø (@GemsOfBollywood) August 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/TrulyMonica/status/1421870635190390789
Anu Malik ne Israel ka national anthem bhi churaya hua hai. Kya aadmi hai yaarš. GOAT.
— Vipul Goyal (@HumorouslyVipul) August 1, 2021
Mera mulk is COPIED !
Bollywood copied Israel's national anthem tune, this is next level ….. Anu Malik !
— Ashish Singh (@AshishSinghKiJi) August 2, 2021
Israel won their second ever Gold at Olympics and Indians ended up remembering Anu Malik š#AnuMalik pic.twitter.com/62FAK2aKRG
— Mohit Dograš®š³ (@Dmohit36Dogra) August 2, 2021
Indians to #AnuMalik after hearing #ISR national anthem pic.twitter.com/PmDHbZCE3M
— Ukraine / Š£ŠŗŃŠ°ŃŠ½Š°ā (@GoToKitchenHQ) August 1, 2021
This is hilarious !!! I was wondering why #AnuMalik was trending and realized that he didnāt even leave Israelās national anthem š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ copy king https://t.co/QS3z65qRwP
— The Thinking Hat š®š³ (@ThinkinHashtag) August 1, 2021
Obviously, this is not the first time that Anu Malik has been called out for copy songs. Not that I’m counting, but it is public knowledge that Malik’s trackĀ Dil Mera Churaya KyunĀ (1995) is a copy of Wham! ‘s songĀ Last Christmas. That andĀ Neend Churayi MeriĀ (1997) has been lifted from Linear’sĀ Sending All My Love. There’s more, but you get my drift, right?
