The remake of the beloved 1999 classic ‘Chunnari Chunnari’ has sparked a new debate, this time from an unexpected yet authoritative voice, with the original singer. Abhijeet Bhattacharya. Reacting sharply to his leisure Varun DhawanIn ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’, Abhijeet pulls no punches, calls it a remake and takes a direct jab at Varun for relying on old Bollywood hits time and again.
Abhijeet Bhattacharya calls out Varun Dhawan for doing ‘second hand’ films
In an interview with ANI, Abhijeet Bhattacharya said ‘Biwi No. He reflected on the legendary status of the original 1’ song, which featured. Salman KhanKarisma 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 sabse bada hit hai Chunnari Chunnari. Uss waqt ek rising star tha, not a superstar (This song was the biggest hit of Salman’s career. Since its release, it has remained popular and trendy even today. ‘Chunari Chunari’ is the biggest hit of Salman Khan’s life. At the time, he was a rising star, not yet a superstar).“She then turned her attention directly to Varun, and the criticism was scathing. “The actor (Varun Dhawan) has done only second-hand films, especially his father (David Dhawan) directed the original films. It also uses the same songs that were once successful. Varun Dhawan iss gaane se Salman Khan nahi ban sakta (Varun Dhawan can’t become Salman Khan using this song). There is a big difference between Salman Khan and Varun Dhawan.”Abhijeet did not stop there. He said the recreated version of the romantic turn is now more like a ‘bhajan’.
The makers of ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ never approached the original singer
In a telling disclosure, Abhijeet Bhattacharya confirmed that the makers of ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ never contacted him before recreating the song. Even if they had approached him, he said he would have thought twice before agreeing. Looking back, he’s now relieved that he wasn’t part of it, which he says would have ruined the song’s legacy.
More about ‘Chunari Chunar Let’s Go’
The new version of ‘Chunnari Chunnari’ presented on Tuesday is hosted 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.Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Ramesh Taurani, ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ will release in theaters on June 5.
