‘Ya Ali’ from Gangster, a copy of an Arabic number

Pritam is in a problem yet again for copying. This time it’s for the song ‘Ya Ali’ from the film Gangster, which apparently is a copy of an originally Arabic number called ‘Ya Ghali’. The song ‘Ya Ghali’ is composed by a Kuwait based band called Guitara. The band seems to be very upset with the Bollywood composer for using their tune without even informing them. The band leader Fahad Shammoh says that they saw the song on TV and it is completely stolen. He says that the credit for the success of ‘Ya Ali’ goes to ‘Ya Ghali’ and therefore the profits should be shared with them. Apparently, the music company which owns the rights of the Arabic song is owned by Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia royal family. The Prince is now planning to sue Pritam over the issue and the case is in progress. Pritam however, denies getting “inspiration” from ‘Ya Ghali’. He says that he didn’t know this song even existed. He says that he was inspired by a Muslim folk song which has been around for centuries. However, Zubeen Garg, the singer of ‘Ya Ali’ says that he knew about the original song but adds that it’s not being completely copied. If you want proof to testify this i have it here are samples of both the songs hear them and you'll see the similarity between the two. Here are the links Ya Ali Ya Ghali