Did Marvel copy 'Moon Knight's theme music from Indian TV serial 'Mahabharat'?

Oscar Isaacstarrer series 'Moon Knight' was released last month on Disney+ Hotstar. The show has so far received good reviews from the audience and critics alike. But now, the show is all over the headlines for a whole new reason, that no one would have ever imagined.

It has become the talk of the netizensafter some Indian fans noticed the similarity of the show's background music with an Indian TV show 'Mahabharat'.

The resemblance come to notice after a Reddit user shared a video which showedboth 'Moon Knight' and 'Mahabharat' background music and wrote, “Marvel’s Moon Knight background music is similar to Mahabharat theme”.

The post quickly took the internet by storm with many fans jokingly calling out Marvel for copying the Indian music. Meanwhile, othersjust wondered if theyhave actually copied the music orif they have legally taken it.

Reacting to the video, one user wrote, ''Good find OP. Wondering if it's copied or rights were taken.''

Another user just shared how James Cameron's movie 'Avatar' copied the background music of Shah Rukh Khan starrer movie 'Swades', ''Avatar also copied Swades background score, I remember I was stunned when I first heard the similarities.''

The show 'Mahabharat', which originally aired on the Indian TV channel Star Plus in 2013, is currently available on Disney+ Hotstar.

Moon Knight's music is composed by Hesham Nazih. The title track of Mahabharat was made by Indian director-composer duo Ajay and Atul Gogavale.