When did I even say this? Sajjad Ali asks as fans call 'Besharam Rang' a 'copy' of his track

After Sajjad Ali posted a video crooning his old song, Ab Ke Hum Bichare, Indian media and social media users across the border were quick to point out the similarity between his track and Besharam Rang.

Ever since then, the internet has been rife with netizens claiming that Ali himself proclaimed his songs were copied. Looking at the controversies online, Ali has now responded back with another video, clarifying his take on the matter.

Taking to Twitter, the Lagaya Dil singer set the record straight and reminded his followers that he never made such claims about his music being copied. "After watching my previous video, many people started saying that 'Sajjad Ali is claiming his song has been copied'. First of all, when did I even say this? Please see the clip again and observe how I never uttered any singer's name, never called out any song, music director or even actor," expressed Ali.

He then went on to explain why he mentioned a new song reminded him of his own. "I actually said that I was reminded of Ab Ke Hum Bichare while listening to some of the latest music in cinema. Why did it remind me of my song? Because 80% of the tunes made on raag bhairavi sound pretty similar to each other. I have also curated multiple songs on the same raag, therefore the tunes reminded me of them," detailed the Tum Naraz Ho singer.

In the two-minute-long clip, Ali also replied to some of the misconceptions spreading on social media. He said, "To the people who are suggesting that I made such statements to gain fame, I'll remind everyone that, Alhamdulillah, I am already pretty popular and don’t need to perform any theatrics to gain attention. I have many fans and never get involved in controversies because I always mind my own business. When many of my songs were actually copied in the 90s, I never made any public claims and hopefully I will do the same in the future."

Before concluding the video, Tera Naam singer shared a piece of advice to the critics spreading baseless rumours. "The problem is we don't understand these technicalities of music because we have the passion for arts but lack the required knowledge of it. So, please my fellow brothers, when you don't have an understanding of a topic, don't go on to issue such comments," insisted Ali.

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