Original ‘Chunnari Chunnari’ singer Abhijit Bhattacharya has slammed Varun Dhawan’s upcoming film remake of the famous song. Bhattacharya criticized Dhawan for relying on “second-hand” films and old songs, stating that the remake degrades the legacy of the original. He revealed that the filmmakers never contacted him, and he feels relieved he wasn’t involved. Read on to know more in detail.
The 1999 remake of the beloved classic song “Chunnari Chunnari” has sparked a new controversy, this time from singer Abhijit Bhattacharya, who sang the original song. Reacting sharply to the remake of the song, which is featured in Varun Dhawan’s upcoming film ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’, Abhijeet left no stone unturned in calling out the remake and slamming Varun for repeatedly relying on old Bollywood songs.
Abhijit Bhattacharya accuses Varun Dhawan of making ‘second hand’ films.
In an interview with ANI, Abhijit Bhattacharya spoke about the legendary status of the original song from the film ‘Biwi No. 1’, which featured Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Sushmita Sen.Abhijeet said, “Yeh gaana Salman ki life ka biggest song tha. Jab aayi thi, tab se ab tak trending hai. Salman khan ki life ka sabsi bada hit hai chunari chunare. Uss waqt ek rising star tha, not a star (This song was the biggest hit of Salman’s career.)
Since its release, it has remained popular and popular to this day. ‘Chunari Chunari’ is the biggest hit of Salman Khan’s life. At the time, he was a rising star, not yet a superstar.)
“Then he openly criticized Varun, saying: “The actor (Varun Dhawan) only made second-hand films, especially when his father (Varun Dhawan) was there.”
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) Direct original films. It also uses the same songs that became hits. Varun Dhawan Is Ghani Se Salman Khan Nahi Baan Sakta (Varun Dhawan can’t become Salman Khan using this song).
There is a big difference between Salman Khan and Varun Dhawan.”Abhijeet didn’t stop there. He claimed that the recreated version of the romantic track now sounds more like a ‘bhajan’.
The makers of ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ never approached the original singer
In a revealing revelation, Bhattacharya confirmed that the makers of ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ never contacted him before recreating the song. He said that even if they had approached him, he would have thought twice before agreeing.
In hindsight, he now feels relieved he wasn’t a part of it because, as he put it, it would have “degraded the legacy of the song.”
More about “Chunari Chunar Let’s Go”
The remake of ‘Chunnari Chunnari’, unveiled on Tuesday, has been arranged by Akshay Raheja and Abhishek Singh, choreographed by Remo D’Souza, and features singers IP Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Asees Kaur, Sudhir Yaduvanshi and Anuradha Sriram. The song is picturized on Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde, and Mrunal Thakur.Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, directed by David Dhawan, is scheduled to hit theaters on June 5.
