{"id":19196,"date":"2026-05-27T05:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/27\/anu-malik-varun-tu-kya-nacha-hai-anu-malik-defends-chunnari-chunnari-remix-after-abhijeet-bhattacharyas-brutal-slam-hindi-movie-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T05:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:41:50","slug":"anu-malik-varun-tu-kya-nacha-hai-anu-malik-defends-chunnari-chunnari-remix-after-abhijeet-bhattacharyas-brutal-slam-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=19196","title":{"rendered":"Anu Malik: &#8216;Varun, tu kya nacha hai&#8217;: Anu Malik defends &#8216;Chunnari Chunnari&#8217; remix after Abhijeet Bhattacharya\u2019s brutal slam | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131342161,imgsize-121900,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/5.jpg\" alt=\"'Varun, tu kya nacha hai': Anu Malik defends 'Chunnari Chunnari' remix after Abhijeet Bhattacharya\u2019s brutal slam\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even as the recreated version of &#8216;Chunnari Chunnari&#8217; from &#8216;Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai&#8217; continues to divide opinion online, one voice from the original team is firmly in its corner.<!-- --> Veteran music composer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/anu-malik\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Anu Malik<\/a>, who composed the chartbuster for the 1999 blockbuster &#8216;Biwi No. 1&#8217;, has wholeheartedly backed the remake, calling the track timeless and showering praise on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/varun-dhawan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Varun Dhawan<\/a>&#8216;s performance in the recreated version.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Anu Malik praises the Varun Dhawan version of the &#8216;Chunnari Chunnari&#8217; song<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, Anu Malik shared a video expressing his enthusiasm for the remake and his admiration for both the original and the new version. He said, &#8220;Chunnari Chunnari, &#8216;Chunnari Chunnari&#8217;. Guys, it&#8217;s been so long since I saw the song on a superstar on Varun Dhawan&#8217;s face. Earlier also this song was super hit when it came on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/salman-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Salman Khan<\/a>. And Salman Khan took it to a different level.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Reflecting on the song&#8217;s enduring appeal, he added, &#8220;Pehle bhi gaana super hit tha, aaj bhi super hit aur kal bhi super hit rahega (The song was a superhit earlier, it\u2019s still a superhit today, and it will remain a superhit tomorrow as well).&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Anu Malik praises Varun Dhawan&#8217;s performance in &#8216;Chunnari Chunnari Let&#8217;s Go&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Anu Malik was equally generous in his praise for Varun Dhawan&#8217;s dancing in the recreated track. He said, &#8220;What a dance, those girls are looking so beautiful\u2026 Varun, tu kya nacha hai yaar. Kya lag raha hai gaana (Varun, you\u2019ve danced so well, man. The song looks amazing). Congratulations.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><h2>Anu Malik on his bond with <keyword id=\"19964687\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"David-Dhawan\" source=\"keywords\" solralias.seotitle=\"David-Dhawan\" solralias.msid=\"61468088\" solralias.title=\"David Dhawan\">David Dhawan<\/keyword><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The veteran composer also used the occasion to celebrate his long creative association with director David Dhawan. He added, &#8220;David Dhawan ki koi bhi film aur Anu Malik toh dekhta hi dekhta hai. Itna kaam kiya hai David ke saath aur kya director hai.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>About &#8216;Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Directed by David Dhawan, the film follows a man desperate to become a father who lands in a chaotic situation involving two women. Alongside Varun Dhawan, <!-- -->Pooja Hegde<!-- -->, and <!-- -->Mrunal Thakur<!-- -->, the film features Maniesh Paul, Chunky Panday, Jimmy Sheirgill, and <!-- -->Mouni Roy<!-- -->. It is set to release in theatres on June 5.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/entertainment\/hindi\/bollywood\/news\/varun-tu-kya-nacha-hai-anu-malik-defends-chunnari-chunnari-remix-after-abhijeet-bhattacharyas-brutal-slam\/articleshow\/131342152.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even as the recreated version of &#8216;Chunnari Chunnari&#8217; from &#8216;Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai&#8217; continues to divide opinion online, one voice from the original team is firmly in its corner. Veteran music composer Anu Malik, who composed the chartbuster for the 1999 blockbuster &#8216;Biwi No. 1&#8217;, has wholeheartedly backed the remake, calling the track&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}