There was a time when old Bollywood songs were being revamped and used in Hindi cinema, then there came a time when this industry took interest in Punjabi songs. Some movies featured fresh Punjabi songs, but the trend was and still is more of remixing or recreating old and new popular Punjabi tracks for more attraction. Now, these remixed Punjabi songs in Bollywood always get mixed reactions from the audience. There are music lovers who enjoy grooving to the recreated tracks, and on the other hand, there’s a fraction that wonders why the original melody was touched in the first place.
We picked the brain of Punjabi singer Naveen Rajput on the matter. We asked him to put forward his take on the Punjabi remixes in Bollywood, and he said, “Actually, it’s less about the culture and more about each of the remix songs. Sometimes it’s nice to have someone present a different take on something already very popular.”
“It’s also very hard to better a song that is already loved by people so much. One such example is ‘Soch Na Sake’, which had a beautiful composition and lyrics. Then we all saw Arijit Singh working his magic on top of it. Great work by Amaal Malik as well. But it does not always work out that well, or maybe that’s just my opinion. Sometimes art just gets lost in commerce,” he added while talking to ETimes exclusively.
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The singer also acknowledges the fact that the remixed versions are still accepted by many. Speaking about the same he shared, “The reason why we have seen it be so popular is because the audience is still reacting positively to them. There was a phase when recreating old Bollywood music itself was a huge trend. That worked for some years then it just faded somewhere. Things get really tricky when improvising songs by the legends, it is hard even to come close to them.”
Further, when asked whether his heart goes after the remixes or beats for the original tracks, the songster revealed that he is more inclined to the freshly brewed compositions. “Personally, I feel more warmed up listening to fresh compositions, that’s my kind of music. It makes me appreciate new horizons and new wavelengths that music touches,” quoted the ‘Ainna Sona’ fame singer.
“Nevertheless, as long as enough good music is created, whether original or retouched, I feel we are going the right way,” he concluded.
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