Satyaprem Ki Katha: Pasoori Nu composer Rochak Kohli defends the remake, says, ‘We're prepared for backlash'

Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani are all set to entertain us again after sharing the screen space in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. With the film Satyaprem Ki Katha, the two stars are reuniting. And now, Kartik is back in another song remake, and this time it's the worldwide hit 'Pasoori,' which was written and crooned by Pakistani musician Ali Sethi. The song has been remade and given the name 'Pasoori Nu' and none other than legendary Indian playback artist Arijit Singh has recreated the song 'Pasoori Nu.'

As soon as the makers released the song, it received a range of reactions from listeners, the majority of which have expressed dissatisfaction at the remake of the beloved original.

Now, Rochak Kohli, who has written the new version of the song with Ali defended the song after receiving the backlash, He said, "We cannot stop any kind of reaction. Even before we created the remake, everyone including Ali and Arijit expected such reactions because it is like disrupting something that has been done really well. So the initial reactions were only on the idea that Pasoori was being recreated as many hadn’t even heard the song. We launched the song on Monday morning and we received a lot of hatred. As people are listening to it, their reactions are turning positive and are saying that this isn’t as bad as we expected."

Kohli continued by stating that they made the song with honest intentions and with the original artists' permission. He said, "We made the song with honest intentions and with the best available talent. The song has all approval by the original creators. Also, we make sure that we don’t hurt anyone’s sentiments. The original song was poetic and in Punjabi, we decided to simplify it and keep it in Hindi. There were many challenges but overall we are very satisfied with the new version."

Meanwhile, Satyaprem Ki Katha is all set to hit the silver screens on June 29, 2023.