New Delhi: Singer-composer Anu Malik started trending on Twitter after Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won Israel’s second gold medal artistic gymnastics in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The clip of Israeli National Anthem being played after Dolgopyat’s win, went insanely viral on the social media, especially among Indian followers.
Anu Malik is being called out on Twitter for plagiarizing Israel’s national anthem titled Hatikvah for his song Mera Mulk Mera Desh from Ajay Devgn’s 1996 film Diljale.
It wasn’t just 1 or 2 Twitter users but hundreds of users are agreeing over the fact, that the 1996 song ‘Mera Desh, Mera Mulk’s music was the exact copy of Israeli National Anthem tune.
Netizens got to know this after 25 years through social media. Many netizens slammed the composer for ‘copying’, ‘stealing’ from another country’s national anthem and poked fun at him.
Check out some social media reactions of the controversy:
The National anthem tune has some familiarity to the Indian song.. Mera Mulk Mera Desh?? Or is it just me? https://t.co/mwf2IzoKR0
— Maya (@Sharanyashettyy) August 1, 2021
It took 25 years and Olympic gold ? to realise That Anu Malik copy “Mera Mulk Mera Desh”?????? https://t.co/Nrgd3uokSM
— ₭₳฿łⱤ ₱₳₮ɆⱠ (@kabeerbackup) August 1, 2021
So Anu Malik didn’t spare even Israeli national anthem while copying tune for Diljale’s Mera Mulk Mera Desh in 1996
Thanks to internet we now know thispic.twitter.com/LtQMyU5dp2
— Monica (@TrulyMonica) August 1, 2021
Bollywood copied Israel’s national anthem tune, this is next level ….. Anu Malik !! ? https://t.co/bZ0VUjJ0dG
— Veer Phogat (@VeerPhogat1) August 1, 2021
Anu Malik had confidence Israel will never win a gold and his robbery will remain hidden ? https://t.co/PJQClHAJHx
— Straight Cut (@StraightCut_) August 1, 2021
Anwar Sardar ‘Anu’ Malik taking inspiration from Israel’s national anthem for a song. https://t.co/XLH4SlWMWv
— Yajmane (@Yajmane) August 1, 2021
Anwar Sardar ‘Anu’ Malik taking inspiration from Israel’s national anthem for a song. https://t.co/XLH4SlWMWv
— Yajmane (@Yajmane) August 1, 2021
Here is another example of how Bollywood has been fooling its audiences with duplicity.
This so-called singer Anu Malik had not spared even the national anthem of a nation while copying.
He blatantly copied Israel’s national anthem, ‘Hatikvah.’?pic.twitter.com/3zZBQ9AVY4
— Nirbhay Dubey (@idubeynirbhay) August 2, 2021
Anu Malik ne Israel ka national anthem bhi churaya hua hai. Kya aadmi hai yaar?. GOAT.
— Vipul Goyal (@HumorouslyVipul) August 1, 2021
Israel won their second ever Gold at Olympics and Indians ended up remembering Anu Malik ?
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) August 1, 2021
Israel won their second ever Gold at Olympics and Indians ended up remembering Anu Malik ?#AnuMalik pic.twitter.com/62FAK2aKRG
— Mohit Dogra?? (@Dmohit36Dogra) August 2, 2021
Anu Malik copied Israel’s national anthem for his song? Choron ke bhi kuch usool hote hai, Anu ji! #AnuMalik
— Vivek S Patwardhan (@VivekUvaach) August 2, 2021
Bollywood should start Giving “Best Music Copying” awards.
80-90% Bollywood will be in Competition.
Anu Malik will end up getting “Lifetime Achievement award for copying”— Ankit Singh⚡ (@Funtastic_Beast) August 2, 2021
Anu has been accused of plagiarising music on several occasions in the past. Songs like Dil Mera Churaya Kyun, Kaho Na Kaho, Neend Churayi Meri and Nasha Ye Pyar Ka Nasha are a few songs that appear to be ‘inspired’ by international songs.
