Remixing a song is a tricky business, as the probability of getting bouquets or brickbats is almost equal. Here is a list of rare earworms that managed to sneak into our playlist
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Aankh Marey To his credit, Tanishk Bagchi came up with some funky additions to Aankh Marey - from the catchy beat work and to the guest spots by Arshard Warsi and Kumar Sanu.Ole Ole 2.0 Director Nitin Kakkar showed that a little narrative context — in this case, Saif reflecting on his own legacy — is all that’s needed to make use of a buoyant and nostalgic remixMain Tainu Samjhawan The original song was crooned by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Farah Anwar. The Dharma-fied version, featuring a charbusting duet by Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghosal —the first of manyHumma Remix lord Tanishk Bagchi created waves with his version of the AR Rahman track.Though criticized by some, the effort was backed by Rahman at the time. Clearly, Masakali 2.0 was the last strawKaala Chasma A remix of the hit Punjabi track from the 2000s, the Bollywood version was a solid team-up for Badshaah, Neha Kakkar and Amar Arshi. The film was Baar Baar Dekho, featuring, again, SiBachna Ae Haseeno Vishal-Sekhar’s recreation of the iconic RD Burman track flagged off the remix trend in Bollywood. It featured Ranbir Kapoor, boldly attempting to match his father’s disco-era crazeWoh Chaali Before it became a slur, the ‘remixes’ of pop group Bombay Vikings were everyone's favourite. The song was the defining track of their heyday, drawing praise from Lata Mangeshkar herself.