Bollywood playback singer Divya Kumar says the trend of remaking iconic songs from the 1990s needs to end.
Kumar, who sang the hit song Jee Karda from Badlapur, also says adding a rap portion to the remixed song takes away from the original.
“For me, the ’90s is a very emotional era. The essence of ’90s music cannot be brought back. It was very pure... you can’t add rap to it and make it modern. Aashiqui 2’s soundtrack was successful because they didn’t recreate any of the hit tracks of previous films.
“They created new melodies which were in the similar zone. I am completely against the recreation of ’90s songs. I think those should not be touched,” Kumar said.
The singer has sung hit songs such as Maston Ka Jhund from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Sunn Saathiya from ABCD 2.
It was however, Jee Karda that brought him instant fame.
“Jee Karda was a super hit song because it reached out to many people. Even [Badlapur actor] Varun Dhawan pushed it and promoted me, too. The independent music scene is slowly emerging again, but as long as we depend on Bollywood music, we need hit songs to reach as many people through music,” Kumar said.
Kumar has also sung the song Binu Baadar in the Priyanka Chopra film Jai Gangaajal, which is currently out in UAE cinemas.
The singer recorded the track with music composer duo Salim-Suleiman for the first time.
“I had a great time recording the song with Salim-Sulaiman. The song comes at a point in the film where Priyanka is bashing goons. I had to pronounce Binu Baadar in a certain [Uttar Pradesh] style, and the lyricist also helped me with it. Even [the film’s director] Prakash Jha was there. The song has come out really nicely,” he added.
