Pritam rubbishes claims BLACKPINK star Jennie plagiarised Alia Bhatt’s Rani Anthem: ‘One phrase would not make it a replica’ |

BLACKPINK star Jennie just lately discovered herself on the centre of a plagiarism controversy following the discharge of her newest monitor, ‘Like Jennie’.
The singer’s monitor started trending on social media in India after some followers claimed that the tune was much like the Rani Intro theme, composed by Indian music director Pritam for the 2023 Bollywood romantic movie ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani‘, starring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh.
Many claimed that parts of the tune have been very related and a portion of the monitor sounded virtually alike.
As the controversy gained traction on-line, Pritam himself addressed the allegations in an Instagram submit on March 7. The famend composer dismissed claims of plagiarism, asserting that minor similarities in music are inevitable.
“Rani and Jennie are names that rhyme, so the same stream in a single phrase doesn’t make it a replica,” Pritam defined. “In music, minor similarities are sure to occur—whether or not via rhymes, phrasing, and even inside the identical style.”
He additional elaborated on the character of musical creativity, emphasizing that “music is about creativity, distinctive inventive perspective, affect, and typically, pure coincidence—particularly when artists exist on the identical inventive wavelength.” Urging followers to keep away from pointless criticism, he added, “Slightly than tearing artists down, celebrating their work makes way more sense.”
Pritam additionally identified that in right this moment’s digital age, the place artists internationally share the identical platforms, direct plagiarism is unlikely.
His response has been broadly praised by followers globally, successfully shutting down speculations surrounding Jennie’s tune and reinforcing the collaborative and evolving nature of the music trade.