R D Burman's Pyar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli gets a new twist in Tamanchey
Bollywood has been famous for presenting old wine in new bottle. Songs, especially, have made for frequent rehashes. R.D. Burman's magical Pyar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli will be seen again in upcoming film Tamanchey featuring Richa Chadda and Nikhil Dwivedi.
Bollywood has been famous for presenting old wine in new bottle. Songs, especially, have made for frequent rehashes. Film-makers for long have relied on popular old hits to grab attention. R.D. Burman's magical Pyar Mein Dil Pe Maar De Goli, from the film Mahaan, which was sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle and featured Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman is the latest to join the list.
The popular '80s number will be seen again in upcoming film Tamanchey featuring Richa Chadda and Nikhil Dwivedi. In fact, Tamanchey also uses the first line of the song as its poster tagline. The remixed version has also been liberally used as background score in the film's trailer. However, video cassette company Shemaroo, which holds the rights of the original film, has objected to the use of the song as background score. Controversy or not, the fad is here to stay.
Only a few weeks ago, a remixed version of Aaj Phir Tum Pe Pyar Aaya Hai from the 1988 dud Dayavan, starring Vinod Khanna and Madhuri Dixit, featured in Hate Story 2. Popular singer Arijit Singh along with Samira Koppikar gave it a contemporary feel for the new-age audience. Arijit created similar magic with a remixed version of Har Kissi Ko Nahi Milta in Boss. The original song from Jaanbaz featured Sridevi and Feroz Khan. Music composer Pritam, who has remixed quite a few songs over the years, however, says there also a flip side to remixing hits.
"There is always the fear of tampering the original wrongly," he said in an interview. Composer duo Vishal-Shekhar rehashed hit number Bachna Ae Haseeno from Rishi Kapoor's Hum Kisise Kum Naheen for the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Bachna Ae Haseeno. "Old melodies when combined with new instrumentation and orchestra, gives a treat to new generation listeners," said Shekhar Ravjiani. The trend has now become an unwritten rule in Bollywood masala films.
Yeh Mera Dil in the remake of Don, Disco Deewane in Student Of The Year, Dhak Dhak in Nautanki Saala, Hawa Hawaai in Shaitan and Apni Toh Jaise Taise in Housefull are some other recent notable examples.