After taking off on a poster that looked eerily similar to that of George Clooney starrer Up in the Air, Kamaleswar Mukherjee’s Cockpit has landed in another controversy. This time it involves the romantic track, Mithe alo, composed by Arindom Chatterjee and sung by Atif Aslam and Nikhita Gandhi. Choreographed beautifully on Dev and Rukmini Maitra, the song’s YouTube video has already raked up a handsome 1.3 million hits.What, then, is not working in its favour, you ask?
Well, social media is abuzz with the allegation that the song is a carbon copy of a Spanish pop song, iCorre!, by Mexican duo Jesse & Joy that featured in their 2011 album Con Quien Se Queda El Perro? Though Mithe alo begins with a tune that sounds fresh, it starts sounding very similar to iCorre! When the mukhra starts.Upon release, iCorre! Had become one of the most successful songs for the duo, reaching number one position on the music charts of several countries. It is still recognised as one of the duo’s signature songs. What’s more, it even won Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards! Now, who lifts a tune that famous? But then again, it could well be a coincidence. Or so singer Nikhita Gandhi likes to believe. When we got in touch with her, she seemed unaware of the entire hullabaloo around the song.
Both Dev and Arindom Chatterjee were unavailable for comment till the time of going to press.
Well, social media is abuzz with the allegation that the song is a carbon copy of a Spanish pop song, iCorre!, by Mexican duo Jesse & Joy that featured in their 2011 album Con Quien Se Queda El Perro? Though Mithe alo begins with a tune that sounds fresh, it starts sounding very similar to iCorre! When the mukhra starts.Upon release, iCorre! Had become one of the most successful songs for the duo, reaching number one position on the music charts of several countries. It is still recognised as one of the duo’s signature songs. What’s more, it even won Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards! Now, who lifts a tune that famous? But then again, it could well be a coincidence. Or so singer Nikhita Gandhi likes to believe. When we got in touch with her, she seemed unaware of the entire hullabaloo around the song.
Both Dev and Arindom Chatterjee were unavailable for comment till the time of going to press.
