Himesh Reshammiya working hard for karzzz
Himesh Reshammiya has decided to do away with the entire music score of Subhash Ghai’s Karz and substitute it with swanky new compositions in his version of the film titled Karzzz. Though Reshammiya remains tight-lipped, Satish Kaushik, who is directing the film, is more forthcoming. Kaushik said, “We did plan to include some songs from Ghai’s Karz by Laxmikant-Pyarelalji. But then things started changing once we started shooting.
“The original Karz doesn’t have a title song, but Himesh has sung and composed a fabulous title song Ishq mere tere karz. He loves (Mohammad) Rafi saab’s Dard-e-dil and had the situation for our film. But then he created an entirely new track in place of Dard-e-dil.”
Apparently, the decision comes from veteran composer Pyarelal’s unhappiness over the way his contribution to the music of Om Shanti Om was treated. A hurt Pyarelal said, “Though I was initially reluctant, Vishal-Shekhar and Farah Khan were insistent. So I relented. Finally, after all my hard work there was no mention of my contribution in any of the film’s promotion and publicity. Not even in any of the credits for the songs in the album’s CDs when in fact, I had been asked to compose three songs, including the theme music for Om Shanti Om.” This experience has definitely soured Pyarelal towards the film industry. “It’s an industry I don’t understand any more,” said Pyarelal.
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