AR Rahman, Prasoon Joshi And Rakeysh Mehra Displeased with Masakali 2
T-series recently released a smashing hit song, Masakali 2, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria. The song is a reprised version of AR Rahman’s hit from the film Delhi-6.
The song went viral within hours of its release, but it hasn’t sit well with the original team – AR Rahman, filmmaker Rakeysh Mehra and Prasoon Joshi.
AR Rahman took to his social media and wrote a post, where he expressed his displeasure with the new version of the song. He captioned it, “Enjoy the original #Masakali @RakeyshOmMehra @prasoonjoshi_ @_MohitChauhan”
The note read, “No short cuts, properly commissioned, sleepless nights, writes and re-writes. Over 200 musicians, 365 days of creative brainstorming with the aim to produce music that can last generations. A team of a Director, a Composer and a Lyricist supported by actors, dance directors and a relentless film crew.” - Lots of love and prayers A.R. Rahman”
Filmmaker Rakeysh Mehra also shared the same sentiments, he tweeted, “#Masakali #Delhi6 Created with love & passion an iconic song that has to be preserved. Beware of the re- mix it will damage your eardrums”