However, some users came out in defence of composer Pritam and argued that the song may have been inspired through sampling rather than direct copying. One Reddit user explained, "This is called sampling, not stealing/copying. It's when you take the main beat of a song and layer other instruments over it with changed lyrics. It's a very popular concept in the music industry.

The story centers on Pritam, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Italy. It has drawn coverage across roughly 83 reports so far.