The recreated version of Chunnari Chunnari from Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai has landed in the middle of a social media storm, with many viewers expressing disappointment over the remix of the iconic track.
Original singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has now openly criticised the recreated version, while also taking a swipe at Varun Dhawan for repeatedly banking on revamped versions of once-popular Bollywood hits.
Abhijeet reacted to the recreated version of his iconic 1999 track Chunnari Chunnari in Varun Dhawan's upcoming film, saying, '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.'
He called out Varun for doing 'second-hand' films and using the same songs that were once a hit, saying, '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.'
Abhijeet also revealed that the makers of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai never reached out to him before recreating his hit song, saying, 'If they had approached me for the remake, I would still rethink before doing it. Now, I am happy that I didn't do the song because it would have degraded.'
The controversy centres around allegations made by veteran producer Vashu Bhagnani regarding the recreation and reuse of songs associated with one of his films without his consent.
