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'Imaginary Similarities': Pritam Reacts To Plagiarism Allegation As Netizens Say Mashooqa Song From Cocktail 2 Is Copied From An Italian Track
24htopnews | May 21, 2026 7:09 PM CST

The track Mashooqa from Cocktail 2 was recently released, and soon netizens started comparing it to an Italian song titled Se So Arrubate A Nonna. Netizens claimed that Pritam copied the Italian song, and now, the music composer has reacted to plagiarism allegations.

The track Mashooqa from Cocktail 2 was recently released. It is composed by Pritam and sung by Mahmood, Raghav Chaitanya, and Ruaa Kayy. The song features Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, and the latter's hot avatar in it has become the talk of the town. However, Pritam is facing plagiarism allegation on social media, as netizens claim that Mashooqa's tunes are copied from an Italian song titled Se So Arrubate A Nonna, which was released in 1993.

Reacting to the plagiarism allegation, Pritam posted on his Instagram story, "Every single of my song release comes with set of self-appointed music detectives, who have created a new genre called 'imaginary similarities' (sic)."

He further wrote, "Same people, same 'inspired by' thesis. Boss, at this point you are my unpaid PR team. I just want to say guys NOT NICE (sic)."

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