Anu Malik has found a new superstar in Varun Dhawan

Singer-composer Anu Malik who sung the original ‘Oonchi Hai Building’ for Salman Khan-starrer ‘Judwaa’ way back in 1997 has also sung the recreated version of the song which is picturised on Varun Dhawan in ‘Judwaa 2’. He says that he is very impressed by the actor and he has found a new superstar in him.

Said Malik, “I sang this song for Salman Khan and now I have sung it for Varun Dhawan. Salman will always be a superstar. Salman took the song to a different level, but when I saw the (recreated version of the) song I also found a new superstar in Varun.”

He had sung the original number at the age of 34 and now after 20 years, he has lent his voice for ‘Oonchi hai building 2.0’ which he sang as a duet with Neha Kakkar. The other recreated track ‘Lift teri bandh hai’ from the movie has more than 3 million views on YouTube. He states that the recreated version which is picturised on Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu hasn’t been changed a lot. “We have just changed the beat to make it more contemporary,” he added. (Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: My character is totally revamped, says Taapsee Pannu on ‘Judwaa 2’)

When asked how it feels to receive so much appreciation for the recreated track, he said, “I feel very elated because with the song which we recorded 20 years ago, we had no clue what we were doing. We just knew that we wanted to make a hit number. I was encouraged by Sajid Nadiadwala and David Dhawan… After 20 years, he makes ‘Judwaa 2’ and calls me again and uses my tunes and says, ‘Anu, I want you to sing for Varun’.”

He further said, “The best compliment Sajid gave me was by saying, ‘We struck gold by taking you for the song’, and David gave me a message ‘You are true hero’ of ‘Judwaa 2’… The song released and got 18 million views in just three days. Sajid told me that this is also a reaffirmation of your voice because you have got more credit this time than last time.”

Directed by David Dhawan and presented by Fox Star Studios, ‘Judwaa 2’ is slated to release on September 29, 2017.

Inputs from IANS

Prajakta Ajgaonkar

Passionate about writing, and a Bollywood lover, she is all that is sweet and endearing! She desires to put her best foot forward in everything that she does and loves to help anyone who’s in need.