Amaal Malik on 'Neend Churayi' remix controversy: Anu Malik wouldn't entertain my calls
| Updated: Oct 27, 2017, 22:25 IST
Anu Malik's hit song 'Neend Churayi Meri Kissne O Sanam' from the 1997 film 'Ishq' has found its way in the Ajay Devgn starrer 'Golmaal Again'. The composer for this song is none other than Anu Malik's nephew Amaal Malik. However, Anu is apparently miffed that they didn't take his permission before using his tune since he was the original composer of the song.
Talking about the topic, Amaal stated, “We didn’t need to take his permission, actually. We took the rights from them. We had taken the rights of the original song ('Sending All My Love' by Linear) on which the 'Neend Churayi' tune is based. However, I’d have liked to take my uncle’s permission. That seemed like the right thing to do. We even wanted him to sing the remix. It would have been nice nostalgic touch. But he wouldn’t entertain my calls. So I gave up.”
Amaal also further stated that he is strictly against adapting and re-mixing old songs, but this time he just couldn't turn away the request. “It came from Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn. They were really keen, and I just couldn’t say no. In fact, we had a completely different, original, composition ready for the situation. But we were asked to use this ('Neend Churayi Meri') instead,” he said.
Talking about the topic, Amaal stated, “We didn’t need to take his permission, actually. We took the rights from them. We had taken the rights of the original song ('Sending All My Love' by Linear) on which the 'Neend Churayi' tune is based. However, I’d have liked to take my uncle’s permission. That seemed like the right thing to do. We even wanted him to sing the remix. It would have been nice nostalgic touch. But he wouldn’t entertain my calls. So I gave up.”
Amaal also further stated that he is strictly against adapting and re-mixing old songs, but this time he just couldn't turn away the request. “It came from Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn. They were really keen, and I just couldn’t say no. In fact, we had a completely different, original, composition ready for the situation. But we were asked to use this ('Neend Churayi Meri') instead,” he said.