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Bollywood music video accused of copying 1995 original
Original: Something a bit different today: a Bollywood music video! 😀 But it *still* is a total copy! 😁 Original (1995): https://w
A Bollywood music video from 1996 is being called a near-total copy of a 1995 song, with side-by-side comparisons circulating online showing how closely the later, officially released track mirrors the original. The discussion feeds into a long-running conversation about Bollywood's history of borrowing melodies and choreography from foreign songs without credit.
Why now: The side-by-side comparison of the two songs is reigniting familiar criticism of plagiarism in Bollywood music.
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Evidence
- Something a bit different today: a Bollywood music video! 😀 But it *still* is a total copy! 😁 Original (1995): https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=PtbO5Tt22u w&t=17s Copy (1996; *official* music video, no less! 😀): https:// youtu.be/OVZRS8oWMN8?t=19 More tunes copied by Bollywood… · Copiers · 1
- Something a bit different today: a Bollywood music video! 😀 But it *still* is a total copy! 😁 Original (1995): https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=PtbO5Tt22u w&t=17s Copy (1996; *official* music video, no less! 😀): https:// youtu.be/OVZRS8oWMN8?t=19 More tunes copied by Bollywood… · Copiers · 1
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