Roy was in Shankar’s Orbi(son)t

Over the years, allegations of plagiarism have been rife in Hindi films. But by licencing Roy Orbison’s Pretty Woman and using it in Kal Ho Naa Ho, Karan Johar, the film’s producer, set a trend and conveyed a message to his contemporaries and future producers – “Do it right. Buy the rights.”

And, to everyone’s delight, the cover, which was penned by Javed Akhtar and composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa, was pretty good.

The track, which was five minutes and 55 seconds long, was rendered by Shankar and rapper Ravi ‘Rags’ Khote.