Indian music director Rashid Khan, who has been accused of plagiarism by Pakistani singer Shuja Haider, has denied the claims of copying any songs.
It all started last week when Shuja Haider accused Yasser Desai and Rashid Khan of copying his original song ‘Baaghi’ in their song ‘Piya Re Piya’. He took to social media and posted the Indian song has a strikingly similar music composition to that of ‘Baaghi’s’.
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Now, the Indian composer has categorically denied the allegations made by ‘Saiyaan’ singer. “The music and lyrics of my song are starkly different. Yasser Desai, the singer of ‘Piya Re Piya’, also matched the notations for both the songs. Much like him, my friend Imran Abbas from Pakistan and my guru also feel that dono gaanon mein zameen aasmaan ka farq hai [There’s a major difference between both songs],” Khan told the Hindustan Times.
The composer claimed that he did not even know who Haider was nor had he listened to his music. Khan also told the publication that if even four notations from his composition match Haider’s then he will leave the profession.
In the interview, he also claimed that Haider tried to gain publicity by taking a dig at his composition. “I will be taking legal steps on grounds of defamation if Haider doesn’t apologise. He’s trying to tarnish my image. No one has ever accused me of plagiarism and these claims are an insult to my years of training and experience,” said Khan.
