The anticipation and hype around Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt starrer 'Gully Boy' has been insane ever since the first posters came out! But more recently with the release of the teaser, and the glimpse it gave of the rising rap-star played by Ranveer, the movie has taken the entire nation by storm! 'Asli Hip Hop' has made its way to every rap and hip-hop music-lover's heart, and fans simply can't keep calm for the trailer to come out tomorrow.

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#GullyBoyTrailer out tomorrow . @ritesh_sid @zoieakhtar @faroutakhtar @excelmovies #TigerBaby @aliaabhatt @zeemusiccompany

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However, amidst all this hullabaloo Twitter seems to have traced another side to the story and that is the striking amount of similarities the 'Gully Boy' teaser has with Eminem's 2002 semi-biopic '8 Mile'.

Yes, you read that just right. And if you hadn't made the connections thus far, we suggest you check out the teaser once more, and do a basic Google search for '8 Mile' and we bet the connections will leave you as shook!

Multiple frames, right from Ranveer hyping up the crowd during a stage performance, to the hoodie-wearing swagger through a dimly-lit, shady part of town, the scenes scream '8 Mile' on multiple occasions!

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Twitter has declared that 'Gully Boy' might just be the desi rip-off of '8 Mile' and here is how they expressed their opinions on the platform.

To me #GullyBoy looks like a copy of EMINEM'S movie 8 MILE .

#AsliHipHop pic.twitter.com/PyB3xJkaRf

— Rahul Kr. Sr. (@BiharKaLal) January 4, 2019

wtf that hand scene in gullyboy was copied from 8 mile!!

— Shresth Deora (@AbluntIndian) January 5, 2019

Looks like the Indian version of 8 Mile. #BohotHard #AsliHipHop #GullyBoy @RanveerOfficial @aliaa08 @FarOutAkhtar

— Sahhil Tanwer (@SahhilTanwer) January 4, 2019

I really like ranveer singh but #GullyBoy seems like a rip off of 8 mile.

— 2019 sucks (@Iam_tee_) January 4, 2019

Watched the Gully Boy teaser. I see a lot of 8 Mile. Anyone with me? #GullyBoy #NoOffense

— Neelargho Ray (@neelarbro) January 4, 2019

As exciting and raw as #GullyBoy looks, I'm really hoping the makers are true to the 'street' aesthetic that @VivianDivine and @NaezyTheBaA represent. Last thing I want to see is a glorified 8 Mile rip-off where Detroit is replaced with Dharavi to please the masses.

— Jackie J. Thakkar (@Juvenile_Jack) January 4, 2019

Yeah the mirror scene is def inspired from 8 mile but still I stand my ground man. For it to be promoted as a homage to 8 mile, it should be a remake or fully inspired by it and I'm sure Gullyboy's world is different than 8 mile's.

— Mister Sinister (@flyman0017) January 8, 2019

Watched the trailer for #GullyBoy and @RanveerOfficial reminded me of @Eminem in 8 Mile ð§ .. Nonetheless still excited to see @RanveerOfficial!! ð pic.twitter.com/7e6D45JS3I

— Amanpreet K. (@fencystudio) January 7, 2019

*bollywood makes gully boy, copying most of 8 mile*

8 mile: pic.twitter.com/Lgo3rs8Pwu

— Rosh (@FusedLightt) January 7, 2019

While I already felt Gully Boy was inspired from Eminem's movie 8 mile. Here is one scene from the trailer which is quite similar to the ending rap battle scene from 8 Mile. pic.twitter.com/FRahdQdrOF

— Desi Gooner (@Sahil_Adhikaari) January 5, 2019

Why does @RanveerOfficial look like B rabbit from 8 Mile ?#GullyBoy pic.twitter.com/mX0Wj9vJTx

— sá´á´ÊÊá´Ê ⪠(@Mr_She1K) January 5, 2019

This shot from gully boy teaser reminded me of an epic scene from 8 Mile pic.twitter.com/EcOBSLmpDp

— BOBBEY (@iamsrktheking) January 4, 2019

Well, we can totally see where these guys are coming from, won't you agree?