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'Inspired' Bollywood Songs Trivia Quiz

Quite a few Hindi film songs have been copied from popular English songs. I will give you the Hindi song as well as the original English version and you tell me the artist/band that came up with the English number.

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
zorba_scank

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,003

Updated
Sep 19 24

# Qns
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Question 1 of 10

1. The soundtrack of "Maine Pyaar Kiya" (1989) was a huge hit. The tune of one of the popular songs in the album, 'Aate Jaate', was directly lifted from the English song 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. Name the singer. Hint

Eric Clapton

Stevie Wonder

Elton John

Bryan Adams

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Pal Pal' from one of 2006's biggest hits, "Lage Raho Munnabhai", is a rehash of an old English song 'Theme For A Dream'. Which singer sang the original song? Hint

Bob Dylan

Elvis Presley

Frankie Valli

Cliff Richard

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Question 3 of 10

3. Though popular, the soundtrack of "Akele Hum Akele Tum"(1995) had as many as four of its five tracks copied from other English songs. The title track was copied from a 1959 number 'But You Love Me Daddy'. Name the singer. Hint

Nat King Cole

Bob Dylan

Jim Reeves

Bing Crosby

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Question 4 of 10

4. The movie "Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahin" released in 1992 and went on to become a hit. One of its songs 'O Mere Sapno Ke Saudagar' is a copy of 'Bachelor Boy'. The original version was sung by Cliff Richard.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. The title song of "Dil Deke Dekho"(1959) is a direct lift of 'Sugartime'. Which group sang the original? Hint

The Champs

Ames Brothers

The Four Freshmen

The McGuire Sisters

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi' features on the soundtrack of the movie "Aa Gale Lag Ja"(1973) in two versions. Both have been copied from the English number 'The Yellow Rose of Texas'. Who sang this song in the 1963 movie "Viva Las Vegas"? Hint

Frank Sinatra

None of these

Bob Dylan

Elvis Presley

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Question 7 of 10

7. The track 'Jeena, Pyaar Se Jeena' from the movie "Yeh Tera Ghar, Yeh Mera Ghar"(2002) has been blatantly copied from the popular song 'Nina, Pretty Ballerina'. Name the band which sang the original. Hint

The Rolling Stones

ABBA

The Who

The Beatles

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye" released in 2000 sank without a trace at the box office. The most popular song on its soundtrack 'O Priya O Priya' is lifted from 'Maria Maria', which was Number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks. Name the artist who composed this song. Hint

Destiny's Child

Faith Hill

Tim McGraw

Carlos Santana

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Dilliagi", a movie released in 1999, had a popular song 'Haan Haan Yeh Pyaar Hai' as part of its soundtrack. This tune is blatantly copied from the English number 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You'. Who sang the English song? Hint

Frankie Valli

Paul Simon

Frank Sinatra

Bob Dylan

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 'Pretty Woman' number in "Kal Ho Na Ho" (2003) is copied from Roy Orbison's 'Oh, Pretty Woman'. However, in this case, the producers of the film had licensed the rights to this track for the song sequence.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Stevie Wonder

The music director of this film is Raam Laxman. Two other songs from the same movie 'Tum Ladke Ho' and 'Mere Rang Mein' were copied from Baltimore's 'Tarzan Boy' and Europe's 'Final Countdown' respectively.

2. 'Pal Pal' from one of 2006's biggest hits, "Lage Raho Munnabhai", is a rehash of an old English song 'Theme For A Dream'. Which singer sang the original song?

Answer: Cliff Richard

Shantanu Moitra, the music director of the film, was regarded as a talented new composer before a number of his songs were found to have been copied from various sources.

Answer: Jim Reeves

The Jim Reeves number was released in 1959, with words and music by Kathryn Twitty. The other three tunes were lifted from 'Love Theme' of the "Godfather" soundtrack by Nino Rota, 'Last Christmas' by Wham and Deep Purple's 'Sweet Child In Time'. The music director of the film, Anu Malik, is infamous for his 'inspired' tunes.

Incidentally, the basic storyline of the movie is also a direct copy of Robert Benton's "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979).

Answer: True

'Bachelor Boy' written by Cliff Richard and Bruce Welch featured in Cliff Richard's 1963 album 'Summer Holiday'. Nadeem & Shravan, the duo credited with composing this song, have also lifted tunes from various Middle Eastern singers in recent times.

5. The title song of "Dil Deke Dekho"(1959) is a direct lift of 'Sugartime'. Which group sang the original?

Answer: The McGuire Sisters

Usha Khanna is credited with the Hindi version.

Answer: Elvis Presley

The music director of the film, R. D. Burman, is highly respected for his original compositions. Looks like he slipped up here though.

Answer: ABBA

'Nina, Pretty Ballerina' was released by ABBA in 1973. Anand Milind, the music director credited with the Hindi version, has in the past lifted tunes from various regional sources as well.

Answer: Carlos Santana

It also features The Product G&B and won a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
These days the music director of the movie, Himesh Reshammiya, sticks to his own compositions which he also sings with a pronounced nasal twang.

Answer: Frankie Valli

Another song from the same movie, 'Koi Nahin Aisa' has been copied from 'Mony Mony' by Tommy James and The Shondells. Jatin & Lalit, the music directors of this film, are a well-known duo who have a number of hit songs to their credit.

Answer: True

Roy Orbison recorded this song in 1964. "Kal Ho Na Ho" was the first film to license the rights of a song. This may be because the producer Karan Johar was sued for using Geri Halliwell's 'It's Raining Men' without permission in an earlier film. However, this is a rare case and usually songs are just copied without giving any credit to the original composer or singer.

All the information for this quiz has been taken from the site http://www.itwofs.com/. You can visit the site to hear the original English tunes as well as the rehashed Hindi versions.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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