Bollywood’s golden days are long gone. One of the world’s biggest film industries is now surviving on remakes and its latest remake has irked Pakistanis for ‘ruining’ a classic.
Lucky Nadiadwala’s upcoming musical thriller Sayonee includes a remake of Junoon’s 90’s classic Sayonee. The remake has been sung by the much-loved playback artist Arijit Singh. According to Indian media, the music of the song has been composed by Joy-Anjan, while Alaukik Rahi penned the lyrics.
The makers of the film dropped the teaser for the song on Tuesday.
“Get ready to revive the 90’s legendary song,” read the caption of the teaser.
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The modern rendition has left Pakistanis fuming, who took to Twitter to express their rage.
Some users even appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to take action against India for this.
A Twitter user also pointed out that this is not the first time Bollywood did something like this.
Meanwhile, Salman Ahmad, sharing his thoughts on the song said: “Now Bollywood is singing Junoon. Sayonee has become the most covered, most performed Pakistani song in the subcontinent.”
