September 25, 2017
Anu Malik sang the original "Oonchi hai building" from Salman
Khan starrer "Judwaa", and he has also sung the track's recreated version
picturised on Varun Dhawan for "Judwaa 2". The singer-composer says he's
impressed by the younger star.
"I sang this song for Salman Khan and now
I have sung it for Varun Dhawan. Salman will always be a superstar. Salman took
the song to a different level, but when I saw the (recreated version of the)
song I also found a new superstar in Varun," Malik told IANS over phone from
Mumbai.
Malik sang the original number when he was 34 years old and now
20 years later, he has come up with "Oonchi hai building 2.0", which he has done
as a duet with singer Neha Kakkar. The "Lift teri bandh hai" song -- the
recreated track -- currently has over 32,000,000 views on Youtube.
Malik
says no major changes have been made to the song, which is picturised on Varun
and actresses Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu.
"We have just
changed the beat to make it more contemporary," he added.
Asked how he
feels about the appreciation the recreated version is receiving, Malik said: "I
feel very elated because with the song which we recorded 20 years ago, we had no
clue what we were doing. We just knew that we wanted to make a hit number. I was
encouraged by Sajid Nadiadwala and David Dhawan... After 20 years, he makes
'Judwaa 2' and calls me again and uses my tunes and says, 'Anu, I want you to
sing for Varun'".
"The best compliment Sajid gave me was by saying 'We
struck gold by taking you for the song', and David gave me a message 'You are
true hero' of 'Judwaa 2'... The song released and got 18 million views in just
three days. Sajid told me that this is also a reaffirmation of your voice
because you have got more credit this time than last time," he added.
"Judwaa 2" is being presented by Fox Star Studios. It is releasing on September
29.
On the work front, Malik is also working on the entire score of
filmmaker J.P. Dutta's upcoming movie "Paltan".
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