Saiyaara title song: Tanishk Bagchi breaks silence on One Direction comparison

Mohit Suri’s latest romantic drama, Saiyaara, has become the biggest Bollywood hit of 2025. Not just the film, but Saiyaara's title song has been dominating global charts as well. The track is composed by the ever-popular Tanishk Bagchi and crooned by newbies Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami.

However, recently, netizens pointed out that the melody of Saiyaara bears resemblance to One Direction’s beloved hit Night Changes, as well as Jubin Nautiyal’s Humnava Mere. This has led to an ongoing conversation online, with many accusing Tanishk Bagchi of borrowing elements from these well-known tracks. In a recent interview with India Today, Tanishk Bagchi finally addressed the allegations head-on and said, “Whatever I do, people will have something to say because they don’t have anything better to do. They keep on looking for opportunities to put me down. But ultimately, the song will go wherever it’s destined to, and that’s what’s happening with Saiyaara too. As for the comparisons, if you look at the melody, the chords are the same. The A minor scale has just about 3–4 chords, but every melody has a different soul. That doesn’t mean anything was stolen.”

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He continued, adding clarity to the creative process behind the song, “Even if you can do that, it’s really difficult to make it a hit. All said and done, we didn’t steal anything. The similarities are fine, it can happen, but it’s not like we did it on purpose. Idhar se utha ke udhar nahi kiya (We didn’t pick something from there and add it here). We worked on the emotion of the song, and that worked. That’s the magic of Saiyaara.”

Also read: Meet Faheem Abdullah and Arslan Nizami, the voices behind Saiyaara’s soulful title track

All about Saiyaara


Directed by Mohit Suri, Saiyaara marks the Bollywood debut of Ahaan Panday, who stars opposite Aneet Padda. The movie’s soundtrack, headlined by the Saiyaara title song, has been instrumental in its global success. Since its release, the film has raked in ₹256 crore in India alone within just 11 days, continuing to draw audiences across the country.


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