Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has expressed his disappointment with the remake of ‘Chunnari Chunnari’ song for Varun Dhawan’s upcoming movie Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai. The original track, released in 1999,
starred Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor. While speaking to the news agency ANI, Bhattacharya slammed Varun for the remake and made a strong statement saying David Dhawan’s son cannot be Salman Khan.
“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 was the biggest song of Salman Khan. Since it came out, the song has been trending to date),” the singer shared.
“The actor (Varun Dhawan) has only done second-hand films, especially when his father (David Dhawan) directed the original films. He also uses the same songs that were once a hit. Varun Dhawan iss gaane se Salman Khan nahi ban sakta (Varun Dhawan can’t become Salman Khan by doing my songs). There is a big difference between Salman Khan and Varun Dhawan,” he added.
Abhijeet Bhattacharya further mocked the Chunnari Chunnari remake and claimed that it sounds like a ‘bhajan’. “When I heard the song, I thought it was a bhajan. Chunnari Chunnari was originally a romantic track, and they have now turned it into a bhajan,” he said.
The veteran singer also claimed that the makers of Varun Dhawan’s movie never reached out to him before recreating the song. “If they had approached me for the remake, I would still rethink before doing it. My original version had a lot of acting. I am very happy that I didn’t do the song because it would have’ve degraded. The way we did it in the original version, Varun couldn’t have done it the same manner. He played it safe,” he stated.
Hai Janwani Toh Ishq Hona Hai is directed by Varun Dhawan’s father, David Dhawan. The film also stars Mrunal Thakur in the lead. It will hit theatres on June 5.
