- By Tanya Garg
- Wed, 27 May 2026 11:05 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has expressed his dissatisfaction with the remake of the Chunnari Chunnari song for Varun Dhawan's upcoming movie, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai. Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen appeared in the original song, which was released in 1999. He also disclosed that he was not consulted by the producers before remaking the original version.
Abhijeet Bhattacharya strongly stated that David Dhawan's son Varun cannot be Salman Khan and slammed the makers for the remake in a conversation with the news agency ANI. "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. Uss waqt ek rising star tha, not a superstar."
Abhijeet Bhattacharya criticised Varun for starring in 'second-hand' movies. He said, "The actor has only done second-hand films, especially when his father directed the original films. He also uses the same songs that were once a hit. Varun Dhawan iss gaane se Salman Khan nahi ban sakta. There is a big difference between Salman Khan and Varun Dhawan."
The seasoned singer further asserted that he was never contacted by the creators of Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai before the song's recreation. "When I heard the song, I thought it was a bhajan. Chunnari Chunnari was originally a romantic track, and they have now turned it into a bhajan."
The veteran singer claimed, "If they had approached me for the remake, I would still rethink before doing it. My original version had a lot of acting. I am very happy that I didn’t do the song because it would have’ve degraded. The way we did it in the original version, Varun couldn’t have done it the same manner. He played it safe."
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About Chunari Chunari Remake
Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai's new song, Chunnari Chunnari, was released by the film's producers on Tuesday.
Akshay Raheja and Abhishek Singh arranged the new song, and Remo D'souza choreographed the music video. IP Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Asees Kaur, Sudhir Yaduvanshi, and Anuradha Sriram are among the singers included in the updated version. Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde, and Mrunal Thakur featured in the song, which has over 9 million views.
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It is the recreated version of the 1999 movie Biwi No. 1, featuring Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen. The original song included vocals by singers Abhijeet and Anuradha Shriram, while Anu Malik served as the music director.