Manoj Muntashir on plagiarism: ‘Teri Galiyan, Tere Sang Yaara have been additionally impressed, none of my works are one hundred pc authentic’

Muntashir shared that each one the artists are impressed by one another, including that, “None of my creations are 100% original.” He mentioned that not solely this poem, a lot of his different works are additionally impressed by different writers. “Momin’s lines inspired a paragraph of the song Teri Galiyan, Tere Sang Yaara Firkh was inspired by a couplet from Gorakhpuri, and my own song Teri Mitti has been translated into so many languages, but I don’t think my name is anywhere. was also given credit,” he mentioned.

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In the video, Manoj mentioned that the ‘Mujhse Call Karna’ poem does not play such an enormous half in his success, so it appears fairly unimportant why would he steal one thing when his different standard works are all originals. He in contrast it to accusing a millionaire of stealing Rs 200, saying that simply as a millionaire doesn’t have to steal, he doesn’t have to steal.

Addressing the query whether or not his poetry is actually impressed, Manoj defined that works within the public area can be found to all, and one can interpret it in a single’s personal means, and it isn’t unsuitable or immoral. He defined that ‘Vande Mataram’ by Bakim Chandra Chatterjee has impressed many individuals together with AR Rahman for ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’, and therefore Rahman needn’t give credit score to Chatterjee as Vande Mataram is in public area. Muntashir mentioned the identical is the case with Lavery’s poem which impressed him to ‘Call me Karna’. “Robert Lavery’s poem is in the public domain and I interpreted it in my own way,” he mentioned. However, he mentioned he would point out Lavery’s identify in footnotes in an upcoming version of his ebook.

Manoj shared that when he gained an award for ‘Mere Rashke Qamar’, he was the primary to credit score Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Buland Shahri and co-writers. His music from Badshaho was a reboot model of the unique Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan music. He mentions this to make it clear that he does not draw back from giving credit score to the unique creators when they’re impressed.

Muntashir additional revealed that his music ‘Teri Mitti’ can also be impressed by Haqeeqat’s ‘Kar Chale Hum Fida’, which was written by Kaifi Azmi. Talking in regards to the allegations of plagiarism towards Kesari Geet, Manoj mentioned that he wouldn’t honor them by addressing the allegations. He talked about that the purported outdated video of Geeta Rabri is obtainable to all, and was uploaded months after her composition was launched. He additionally mentioned that he has shared Rabri’s model on social media a number of occasions.

“There are only two original literary works in India – Valmiki’s Ramayana and Veda Vyasa’s Mahabharata, everything else that is written is inspired by these works,” he mentioned.