Pritam
never
denies
his
sources
of
inspiration.
Whether
it
is
the
successful
songs
in
Awaraapan
or
Race,
he
accepts
the
inspirational
charges
with
grace.
But
the
charge
that
the
chartbuster
'Yeh
Ishq
Haaye
Jannat
Dikhaye'
in
Imtiaz
Ali's
Jab
We
Met
is
ripped
off
from
Indonesian
singer
Anggun's
French
number
'Etre
une
femme'
has
the
habitually-calm
composer
frothing
in
indignance.
"I've
never
denied
the
sources
for
my
songs.
So
why
should
I
deny
it
now?
But
the
fact
is,
I
had
never
heard
Anggun's
song
when
I
composed
the
song
in
Jab
We
Met.
I
don't
know
the
song
myself.
My
friend
who's
a
keyboard
player
had
the
groove
programmed.
I
liked
the
groove
and
I
composed
my
tune
on
it.
I
composed
the
song
in
front
of
so
many
people.
I
can
guarantee
the
melody
isn't
anyone's
but
my
own.
I
must
admit
the
groove
is
similar
to
the
one
in
my
song.
But
that's
it.
And
too
to
is
totally
unintentional.
Not
a
note
in
the
rest
of
my
song
sounds
like
Anggun's
tune.
And
if
anyone
can
prove
I've
copied
her
song
I'm
ready
to
stop
composing
songs
forever.
Catching
his
breath
Pritam
admits,
"In
fact,
let
me
tell
you
my
songs
in
Mukesh
Bhatt's
forthcoming
film,
Jannat,
which
I
had
claimed
were
completely
original
are
no
longer
so.
Some
parts
of
the
soundtrack
now
have
borrowed
sounds.
But
'Yeh
Ishq
Haye'
in
Jab
We
Met
is
an
absolute
original."