Music director Wajid (of Sajid-Wajid fame) has declared that a part of the music in their Rowdy Rathore score is borrowed from the Telugu film Vikramarkudu.

“There is a signature tune in Vikramarkudu, which we couldn’t avoid. It was an integral part of the theme in the Telugu film. Our producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali who has a strong understanding of music, director Prabhu Deva and my brother Sajid decided that we needed to incorporate that refrain in the Hindi remake,” states Wajid, unapologetically, adding that there is nothing underhand about the appropriation.