AP Dhillon's ‘Thodi Si Daaru' Copied From Shin-Chan Theme Song? ‘Thriving On Plagiarism'
AP Dhillon dropped his latest party anthem Thodi Si Daaru, featuring the glamorous Bollywood actress Tara Sutaria, on July 17. With its catchy beats and stunning visuals, the song quickly started trending online. But along with the love, something unexpected also caught the attention of people. A section of the Internet couldn't help but notice that the tune of Thodi Si Daaru has an uncanny resemblance between its tune and the iconic theme song of the popular cartoon Shin-chan.
A Parallel Between AP Dhillon's Song And Shin-chan Theme Track
An Instagram user drew a parallel between Dhillon's Thodi Si Daaru and the Hindi theme song of Shin-chan, titled Mera Naam Bhi Shin-chan Hai. At first, he played both songs one by one. He then used an audio mixing software to blend the two songs, and the result was surprisingly seamless. When played together, there was little change in the flow, except for the vocals. Moreover, the user also added a part where Shreya Ghoshal's voice was used in the lyrics of Shin-Chan's theme song.
The user shared the post, captioning it as 'Shinchan x AP Dhillon! Why do these two songs work so well? AP Dhillon's new song Thodi Si Daaru mashed up with Shinchan's Title Song. Also featuring Shreya Ghoshal." Since the video was posted, it has garnered over 6,00,000 views and thousands of likes.
As expected, the Internet took note of it and started reacting to the similarities. A user said, 'I thought it was just me who saw this similarity! Thank god it's evident!"
Another added, 'Can't believe that Shreya Ghoshal, too, has been pulled into this chapri-sounding song." A different user talked about the growing trend of copying songs, saying, 'Itne bure din aa gaye ki yahe log ab Shin-chan ke song copy kar rahe hai."
'This dude's career is built on plagiarism!" wrote another user.
Previous Plagiarism Accusations Against AP Dhillon
This was not the first time that AP Dhillon faced 'plagiarism" accusations. Back in 2023, when he released the love anthem With You, people noticed similarities with other songs. One track, I Won't Follow Through by Ratthew, released in 2022, shared the same tune. While many accused him of copying, it was later revealed that both used the same sample music from the same composer. Critics also pointed out that this was nothing new for the Canadian-Punjabi singer, as his earlier songs, such as Fake and Summer High, also borrowed beats from Western hits.
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