Lata Mangeshkar on Atif Aslam's version of Chalte Chalte song: I don't want to hear it
When a media agency asked Lata Mangeshkar about Atif Aslam's version of her song Chalte Chalte from Pakeezah, the legendary singer revealed that she doesn't want to hear it.
Written By Pinkvilla Desk Mumbai Published: September 3, 2018 08:33 pm 21937 reads 1 comments
Recently, Atif Aslam crooned the recreated version of Lata Mangeshkar's soulful song Chalte Chalte from Pakeezah for the upcoming film Mitron. The music and lyrics for the cover version were given by Tanishk Bagchi. This rendition received a lot of mixed reaction from the listeners as many slammed the makers for recreating a classic track. The music for the original song picturised on Meena Kumari was given by Ghulam Mohammed while the beautiful lyrics were penned by Kaifi Azmi.
Recently, IANS asked Lata Didi about her reaction on the recreated version of Chalte Chalte, to which she said that she hasn't heard it. The legendary singer stated, "And I don't want to hear it. This trend of remixing old songs saddens me. Where is the creativity in simply lifting acknowledged, beloved classics and shuffling the notes around? I've even heard that the lyrics are changed in the remixes. By whose consent?" She further said, "The original poets and composers wrote what they had to. Nobody has the right to tamper with the creativity of these great composers and lyricists."
Earlier, when singer Babul Supriyo was asked about the song, he said, "Today, even the'poetic' term artistic liberty' is at the verge of extinction. With due respect (and disrespect) to Atif Aslam, as a singer myself, I will observe a 2-minute silence to mourn rather than offering a comment."
Moreover, Alka Yagnik also shared her reaction when asked about the recreation of her song Dilbar. She said, "Why don't they make a new song and make it a super hit if they can, instead of picking up an already super hit song, distorting it, and releasing it again... and then saying, See, it's become so popular!"
Link for the song below
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