The recreators DiSturbed the origiNal

I would usually refrain from using the oxymoron ‘better recreation’.

But I must admit that Nikamma – the title song of Nikamma – was a pretty decent recreation of Nikamma Kiya Is Dil Ne, from Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002).

Lyricist Danish Sabri teamed up with Sanjay Chhel (who wrote the original).

But composers Javed-Mohsin tried, albeit in vain, to step into the original composer Himesh Reshammiya’s shoes.

And Payal Dev, Deane Sequeira and Dev Negi couldn’t recreate the magic of Sanjeevani Bhelande and Shaan’s voices from the original.

It was two minutes and 48 seconds long.