Overview
- Javed Akhtar said he declined to adapt his Border lyrics for Border 2, calling the practice of reusing old hits “intellectual and creative bankruptcy.”
- Producer Bhushan Kumar maintained that keeping Sandese Aate Hain was non-negotiable and said Manoj Muntashir wrote new lines to fit the sequel’s situations.
- Manoj Muntashir told IANS he respects Akhtar’s decision and said Akhtar gave his blessings for the team to proceed without him.
- The reworked Sandese Aate Hain has been released as Ghar Kab Aaoge, featuring Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh, Diljit Dosanjh and Vishal Mishra.
- Ae Jaate Hue Lamhon has also been recreated, pairing Vishal Mishra with original singer Roop Kumar Rathod, as Border 2 opens January 23 with Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan and Diljit Dosanjh under director Anurag Singh.