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August 30th, 2008

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Calcutta Times article
Interview with Bappi Lahiri in Calcutta Times

What’s not surprising is that the Jimmy Jimmy song from the Mithun starrer Disco Dancer is featured in Adam Sandler’s latest film, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan after purchasing the rights from Sa Re Ga Ma. But what is surprising is that Jimmy Jimmy itself is identical to Ottawan’s T’es OK — and Bappi Lahiri plans to sue Ottawan!

PRIYANKA DASGUPTA Times News Network

Bappi Lahiri is on cloud nine. The reason is that his Jimmy Jimmy has been featured in the Adam Sandler film, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan. But in Bangalore, Karthik S, who hosts a site chronicling plagiarism in Indian film music, said it’s ‘terribly unfair and totally undeserved’ acknowledgment given to Lahiri in the end credits of the film since Jimmy Jimmy is a shameless, uncredited lift of Ottawan’s T’es OK.