Singer
Neha
Kakkar
is
receiving
severe
backlash
for
remaking
dandiya
queen
Falguni
Pathak’s
1999
track

Maine
Payal
Hai
Chhankai.
The
original
song
featured
actors
Vivan
Bhatena
and
Nikhila
Palat.
The
original
track
was
a
huge
hit
upon
its
release
and
is
still
popular
amongst
90s
kids.
It
seems
that
Neha
Kakkar’s
recreation
of
the
song
has
upset
not
only
fans
but
also
Falguni
Pathak.

In
an
interview
with
Pinkvilla,
singer
Falguni
Pathak
opened
up
about
Neha’s
version
of
her
superhit
song,
which
is
titled

O
Sajna.
She
told
the
publication
that
neither
Neha
nor
T
Series
or
anybody
else
associated
with
the
song
consulted
her
before
recreating
the
song.
The
veteran
singer
also
commented
that
she
wished
she
could
take
legal
action
against
Neha
Kakkar,
but
she
doesn’t
control
the
rights
to
the
original
song.

In
the
interview,
she
said,
“I
feel
overwhelmed
and
touched
on
receiving
so
much
love
from
all
over
for
the
song,
so
had
to
share
their
feelings.” On
being
questioned
if
she
is
planning
to
take
a
legal
route
against
the
song
and
the
makers,
the
dandiya
queen
replied,
“I
wish
I
could
but
the
rights
are
not
with
me.”

Not
only
was
Pathak,
but
several
fans
were
extremely
unhappy
with
Neha’s
remake
of
the
song
and
slammed
her
for
“ruining” the
original.
Days
after
the
release
of
the
song,
Falguni
took
to
social
media
and
shared
the
supportive
comments
she
had
been
getting
from
her
fans.

Many
took
to
social
media
and
criticised
Neha.
One
user
wrote,
“Band
karo
ye
paap.
Please
someone
ban
these
autotune
singers
and
their
remakes
lol.” Another
one
commented,
“Like
WTF
Neha
Kakkar,
thank
you
for
s**ting
again
on
one
of
my
fave
classics.”
One
user
suggested
Falguni
to
“sue”
Neha.
While
one
of
the
posts
shared
by
the
singer
said,
“Stop
torturing
us
with
your
voice
and
with
the
remakes.”

The
new
version
of
the
song
stars
Priyank
Sharma
and
Dhanashree
Verma,
and
Tanishk
Bagchi,
who
is
also
known
for
remaking
old
hit
Hindi
songs,
has
done
the
composition
for
O
Sajna.

Meanwhile,
Neha
Kakkar
has
come
to
her
defence
amid
all
the
criticism.
She
took
to
her
Instagram
page
and
said,
“And
for
those
who’re
so
unhappy
seeing
me
happy
and
successful,
I
feel
sorry
for
them.
Bechaare…
Plz
keep
commenting.
I
won’t
even
delete
them.
Coz
I
know
and
everybody
knows
what
Neha
Kakkar
is!”

“If
talking
in
such
a
manner,
saying
such
bad
things
about
me,
abusing
me..
makes
them
feel
good
and
if
they
think
it
will
ruin
my
day.
Then
I’m
sorry
to
inform
them
that
I’m
too
blessed
to
have
bad
days.
This
God’s
child
is
always
happy
coz
God
himself
is
keeping
me
happy,”
Kakkar
wrote
in
another
post.