Mohit Chauhan On Masakali 2.0: Why Call It 'Masakali' When It Doesn't Even Sound Like Original
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By P T I
Singer
Mohit
Chauhan
says
there
was
no
point
for
the
recreated
version
of
Masakali
to
be
named
after
the
original
as
it
doesn't
even
sound
like
the
track
he
sang
for
Delhi
6.
The
original
track
was
penned
by
Prasoon
Joshi
and
scored
by
AR
Rahman
for
the
2009
film,
starring
Abhishek
Bachchan-Sonam
Kapoor
starrer.
"I
heard
the
song.
But
it
doesn't
sound
like
Masakali.
So
they
could've
called
it
something
else.
But
to
say
it's
Masakali
and
then
ride
on
the
name
of
the
song
to
make
something
else...
If
you
make
a
new
Sholay
and
then
add
anything
to
it,
it
ruins
the
experience
of
the
original," Mohit
told
PTI.
On
Wednesday,
Bhushan
Kumar's
T-series
launched
the
remix
of
the
song,
dubbed
Masakali
2.0,
from
composer
Tanishq
Bagchi
and
singers
Tulsi
Kumar
and
Sachet
Tandon.
The
remix
has
not
gone
down
well
with
fans
and
the
original
creative
team
behind
the
song
with
both
Rahman
and
Joshi
expressing
their
disappointment.
The
singer
said
Masakali
is
an
iconic
song
and
its
recreation
will
naturally
affect
the
creative
team.
"It
got
instant
recognition.
So
it
feels
bad.
Rahman
sir
is
a
quiet
person,
he
doesn't
say
much
but
he's
been
also
showing
his
disapproval,
even
Prasoon
has
been
talking
about
it.
And
from
what
I
came
across
on
social
media,
even
people
aren't
really
liking
it."
The
singer
said
too
many
remixes
were
being
done
today,
with
people
piggy-backing
on
the
popularity
of
originals.
"It
(recreations)
has
been
happening
for
too
long
and
it's
too
much
now.
Initially,
it
wasn't
as
much,
then
some
worked
and
you
felt,
ok,
good,
these
clicked
but
now
it
has
become
a
heard
mentality.
There
are
remixes
of
remixes
now."
"I
don't
know
if
there's
a
dearth
of
creativity
which
why
people
are
piggy
backing
on
songs,
or
if
there's
a
business
angle
for
the
labels.
But
I
feel
ultimately
the
creator
should
have
control
over
where
the
song
is
going.
Because
it's
in
public
and
everyone
can
hear
it.
If
you
want
to
do
something
with
it,
contact
the
original
people
and
see
if
you
can
get
it."
The
Tum
Se
Hi
crooner
said
if
people
stopped
liking
remixes,
the
trend
will
end.
"Everyone
needs
to
pitch
in,
tell
the
creative
people
that
this
isn't
good...
If
the
audience
starts
rejecting,
then
you'll
have
to
stop
doing
it.
Otherwise,
you'll
be
just
wasting
time
and
money."
"Music
comes
from
the
heart,
creativity
should
be
retained.
It's
my
request
to
music
companies
to
promote
originality.
We
have
a
lot
of
talented
composers
here.
That
sentiment
needs
to
be
built
up,
to
work
on
more
original
music
and
stories,"
he
added.