Border 2: Sonu Nigam REACTS To Javed Akhtar's Remark On Recreating Sandese Aate Hain - 'He's Absolutely Right, But...'

Sonu Nigam has dedicated Border 2 to every Indian. The singer, who has revisited his iconic Sandese Aate Hain (Ghar Kab Aaoge) in the latest war epic, shared a heartfelt video on his Instagram handle, supporting the franchise, and even addressing the recent remark by Javed Akhtar, where the legendary writer-lyricist opposed the recreation of old classics. Border 2 has been helmed by Anurag Singh and co-produced by original director JP Dutta along with his daughter Nidhi Dutta. It brings back Sunny Deol, along with a new cast of Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty. It is touted to be the spiritual sequel of Border.Sonu has reignited the emotions of fans one more time with Sandese Aate Hain in Border 2, which is the same soul but some

new lyrics. He is joined by singers Arijit Singh, Diljit Dosanjh, and Vishal Singh, along with additional lyrics by Manoj Muntashir.

Sonu Nigam looks back at Border, his journey

In an Instagram video, Sonu speaks directly to his fans and recalls, "I went to Border premiere for the first time in 1997. And now in 2026, I'm standing at the premiere of Border 2. I had never thought this beautiful journey would go on for so many years. You gave me so much love, and I'm thankful for that."The versatile singer expressed how the Border franchise stands on real stories. "Border is a franchise that reveals true stories and not fiction. These are stories of our country and our soldiers, and stories of our victory. I'm sure you'd have high expectations for the film, and ofcourse you must have, since this is a one-of-its-kind franchise. Our producers, director, and actors have made it with a lot of dedication. We even paid attention to its music. The war that we won in reality many years ago, we will win again through Border 2."

Javed Akhtar's 'creative bankruptcy' remark

Javed Akhtar had criticised the trend of recreating classic songs a few days ago, and gave reasons for refusing to write new lyrics for Sandese Aate Hain. He revealed that he refused to write songs for Border 2, calling it "intellectual and creative bankruptcy." Co-producer Bhushan Kumar had quickly clarified why retaining the song was non-negotiable for Border 2.

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Sonu Nigam reacts to Javed Akhtar's opinion

In the video, Sonu respectfully addressed Akhtar's remark and said, "Yes, Javed sir is absolutely right in saying that it is not good to bring back old songs. But if Border is a soldier, Sandese Aate Hain is his uniform. We can't imagine Border without the song. As Javed sir said, we must make new songs. He's our elder, our guru, and he'd be so happy to know that Mitte Ke Bete is the gift from Border 2 to our soldiers and every Indian."Border 2 released on January 23 amid a lot of expectations.Read our full review of Border 2 HERE