{"id":2438,"date":"2025-08-24T18:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2025-08-24T18:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:24:13","slug":"did-bollywood-copy-mannat-murads-hit-song-laal-suit-for-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/did-bollywood-copy-mannat-murads-hit-song-laal-suit-for-danger\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Bollywood copy Mannat Murad&#8217;s hit song \u2018Laal Suit&#8217; for \u2018Danger&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><figcaption class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\">Screengrabs from the songs, &#8220;Laal Suit&#8221; and Bollywood&#8217;s &#8220;Danger&#8221;. \u2014 YouTube\/@HarPalGeo\/Instagram@jhanvi_kapoor_official<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>KARACHI: A new Bollywood track has sparked an unexpected debate online, with many pointing out that\u00a0<i>Danger<\/i>, from an upcoming film, looks and sounds a lot like\u00a0<i>Laal Suit<\/i>, the popular song from Pakistani drama\u00a0<i>Mannat Murad<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The chatter is less about who did it better and more about whether Bollywood may have once again leaned too heavily on Pakistan\u2019s creative pool.<\/p>\n<p><i>Laal Suit<\/i>\u00a0featured in\u00a0<i>Geo Entertainment\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0drama romance\u00a0<i>Mannat Murad<\/i>, starring\u00a0 Iqra Aziz and Talha Chahour. With its upbeat melody and vibrant, cute vibe, the track quickly became a favourite with audiences who celebrated it as one of the drama\u2019s highlights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div class=\"embed_external_url\"><iframe class=\"youtube-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Njc-0AsN7g\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<i>Danger<\/i>, unveiled on 21st August as part of\u00a0<i>Param Sundari<\/i>, a Bollywood release headlined by Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor.<\/p>\n<p>The newly released song carries a similar beat, but what really caught people\u2019s attention was the mention of a &#8220;red outfit&#8221; and the striking similarity in its tune to\u00a0<i>Laal Suit<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The resemblance has pushed social media into overdrive, with users sharing clips side by side and questioning just how \u201cinspired\u201d Bollywood might have been.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some reactions:<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable medium-insert-images-wide\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-08-24\/620191_9448930_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2014 X@annie725363893\" width=\"528\" height=\"374\" \/><figcaption class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\">\u2014 X@annie725363893<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable medium-insert-images-wide\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-08-24\/620191_4711795_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2014 X@shortiekiddo28\" width=\"535\" height=\"572\" \/><figcaption class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\">\u2014 X@shortiekiddo28<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-08-24\/620191_8562038_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2014 X\" width=\"536\" height=\"111\" \/><figcaption class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\">\u2014 X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-08-24\/620191_8220504_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2014 X@anayalicious\" width=\"536\" height=\"111\" \/><figcaption class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\">\u2014 X@anayalicious<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-08-24\/620191_3281899_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2014 X@NicholasLully\" width=\"536\" height=\"111\" \/><figcaption class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\">\u2014 X@NicholasLully<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-08-24\/620191_8162596_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\u2014 Instagram@afshinfiaz\" width=\"304\" height=\"125\" \/><figcaption class=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\">\u2014 Instagram@afshinfiaz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>Of course, this isn\u2019t the first time Bollywood has faced such accusations. Over the years, several Pakistani hits have popped up in Indian films in tweaked versions, drawing both criticism and laughter online.<\/p>\n<p>A recent example was\u00a0<i>The Punjaabban Song<\/i>\u00a0from the 2022 film\u00a0<i>JugJugg Jeeyo<\/i>, which was copied from Abrar ul Haq\u2019s classic\u00a0<i>Nach Punjaban<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 a move the singer himself openly criticised.<\/p>\n<p>But what stands out in this debate is how it highlights Pakistan\u2019s creativity in music. From ghazals to modern pop, the country has produced songs that connect with listeners everywhere. Bollywood, on the other hand, recently has not been able to recreate the kind of strong, lasting music, it was once famous for, especially in the years between 2000 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Even Indian singer Shilpa Rao has admitted that &#8220;Coke Studio Pakistan&#8221; stands apart, calling it the country\u2019s \u201cmain thing.\u201d But Pakistan\u2019s music is not limited to just one platform.<\/p>\n<p>The entertainment industry has produced countless hit drama OSTs as well that became household tunes, showing how wide and strong the country\u2019s musical talent really is.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screengrabs from the songs, &#8220;Laal Suit&#8221; and Bollywood&#8217;s &#8220;Danger&#8221;. \u2014 YouTube\/@HarPalGeo\/Instagram@jhanvi_kapoor_official KARACHI: A new Bollywood track has sparked an unexpected debate online, with many pointing out that\u00a0Danger, from an upcoming film, looks and sounds a lot like\u00a0Laal Suit, the popular song from Pakistani drama\u00a0Mannat Murad. The chatter is less about who did it better and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-showbiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438\/revisions\/2440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}