Updated September 16th, 2019 at 18:29 IST
Salim Merchant replies directly to Pak singer's plagiarism claim; Read
Pakistani singer Farhan Saeed, who was the former member of the country's popular band 'Jal' has slammed Indian singer Salim Merchant over plagiarising his song
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Pakistani singer Farhan Saeed, who was the former member of the country's popular band 'Jal' has slammed Indian singer Salim Merchant for plagiarising his song, 'Roiyaan'. "I wonder they have the audacity to call themselves artists when they steal someone's work", Saeed accused. Responding to the Pakistani singer, Salim claimed that he has given Saeed's 2014 song a listen and that it was a 'mere coincidence', as 'many a times notes have a natural progression from each other'.
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Pak singer hits out at Salim Merchant, he responds:
Someone just sent me @salim_merchant song HAREYA, which is a total copy of my song ROIYAAN. I wonder they have the audacity to call themselves artists when they steal someone's work. Karna hi hai to pooch ke kuro aur ager poochna nahin hai to at least acha to kuro!#stopstealing
— Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed)
Farhan I just heard your song. It’s a mere coincidence that the chorus of Haareya is like your song. To be honest I’ve never heard it before. It happens many a times when notes have a natural progression from each other. @Sulaiman & I have a track record of never plagiarising.
— salim merchant (@salim_merchant)
Farhan Saeed points out another similarity:
The Pakistani singer then went on to point out that the two of them had the same lyricist, to which, Salim responded saying that he should then most definitely be checking with him. "If I had to copy, I would have done that way long back in my career. I really wish I had heard your song before I made mine", he said
@salim_merchant if you say so! Another co incidence is we have the same lyricist! Anyway good luck !
— Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed)
Why don’t you check with him!
— salim merchant (@salim_merchant)
If i had to copy, I would have done that way long back in my career. I really wish I had heard your song before I made mine. Would have surely made changes to our composition to make it sound different from yours. Anyway, Hope you understand..
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Published September 16th, 2019 at 09:28 IST