‘Monsoon Wedding’ song reworked for ‘Lucknow Central’

Bollywood these days seems to be using and reworking classic songs for new films. Another such film which will feature a familiar song is Farhan Akhtar and Diana Penty starrer ‘Lucknow Central’. BizAsiaLive.com has learnt that the song Kaawan Kaawan from ‘Monsoon Wedding’ (2001) will be in the new film’s album.

“We were looking for a blockbuster song which can evoke that kind of nostalgia and can be converted into an anthem. After much deliberation, we zeroed down on “Kaawan Kaawan”, which is popular even today at social gatherings. People dance to it when it’s played,” said Nikkhil Advani, producer of ‘Lucknow Central’, according to Pune Mirror.

The song has apparently been choreographed by Bosco, as Advani continues, “Farhan and his jail mates don’t have musical instruments in the prison, which is why they use mouth and body percussions. Taufiq Qureshi and Omkar Sulankhe have created two songs, including this one with the same technique and no musical instruments, which have panned out really well”.

On why he made up his mind to recreate this song, Advani concludes, “If somebody recreates “Kal Ho Naa Ho”, “It’s The Time To Disco” or “Maahi Ve” it will be for an audience who may be 14 but were four then. I think it’s wonderful for the younger generation to experience great music from that time. I hope we make Mira Nair, Mychael Danna (Monsoon Wedding composer) and Sukhwinder Singh proud”.

‘Lucknow Central’ will be releasing on 15th September.