Border 2 is now in theatres and making quite some buzz. The rehashed song 'Ghar Kab Aaoge' for the second instalment of the film is also a hit. However, Javed Akhtar is not pleased with the development. The veteran lyricist, who had written the original song in 'Border', has said that he was approached to add a few new lines to the existing song for the film.
But, he declined citing 'intellectual and creative bankruptcy'. 'Sandeshe Aate Hain' from JP Dutta's 1997 period war drama has received cult status. The song still gives goosebumps leaving everyone emotional. The credit for the latest song in 'Border 2' has mentioned Manoj Muntashir along with Javed Akhtar for adding new lyrics to the original song.
Akhtar has said that T-Series and JP Films approached him to add more to the song but he found the trend of adding new lyrics to old songs 'creative bankruptcy'.
Creative bankruptcy
"They did ask me to write for the film, but I refused. I really feel this is a kind of intellectual and creative bankruptcy. You have an old song, which did well, and you want to put it out again by adding something? Make new songs or else accept that you cannot do the same level of work. Whatever is bygone, let that be. What is the need to recreate it?," he told India Today.
The legendary screen-writer asserted how people have accept defeat when they say that they would rely on the success of the old song as they can't make new ones. "You are making a movie again, so create new songs. Why are you depending on the past? You have accepted that we can't do it. We will live with the past glory," he said.
Sonu Nigam retorts
Sonu Nigam, who was the voice behind the old and the new song, has said that Javed Akhtar is right in demanding a new song. "Yes, Javed sir is absolutely right in saying that it is not good to bring back old songs. But if Border is a soldier, Sandese Aate Hain is his uniform. We can't imagine Border without the song," he said.
The exceptional singer further said, "As Javed sir said, we must make new songs. He's our elder, our guru, and he'd be so happy to know that Mitte Ke Bete is the gift from Border 2 to our soldiers and every Indian."
