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Anu Malik booked a slot on the Twitter trends list on Monday after Israel’s win at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020. In a funny turn of events, the Indian population came to know about one more song of Anu Malik having copyright issues.

Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat went on to win the Gold medal in Tokyo Olympics in artistic gymnastics. Now, it is a ritual in the Olympics that whichever country wins the medal, its flag is raised and the national anthem is played. When the same happened and Israel’s national anthem titled, Hatikvah was played, it sent down madness among desi Twitter. The Indians soon realized that song Mera Mulk Mera Desh from the film Diljale is actually copied from Israel’s national anthem Hatikvah. The composer of the song is Anu Malik. This led to an army of people making memes and cracking hilarious jokes on Anu Malik.

 

About Diljale

Diljale was released in 1996. It starred Ajay Devgn, Madhoo, and Sonali Bendre in the lead roles. The film was directed by Harry Baweja. In the movie, Ajay played the role of a terrorist while Sonali played his love interest. The supporting cast of the film included Parmeet Sethi, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, and Amrish Puri. The film opened to positive reviews upon its release.

About the song Mera Mulk Mera Desh

The music composer of this popular song is Anu Malik. Apart from this, the film had eight more tracks which were all hits among the masses.  Anu Malik became the target for hilarious memes and jokes after netizens got to know that his song Mera Mulk Mera Desh is actually copied from Israel’s national anthem.

Check out some of the most hilarious tweets below:

 

 

In the past also, Anu Malik has been called out for plagiarism issues. The music composer often makes headlines on several for blatantly copying famous songs from Egypt, UK, Spain, and Italy.