Pasoori’s remake composer, Rochak Kohli, defended the song by saying that it was created with the “best talent available.” According to a recent interview with Rochak, the original singer of the song, Ali Sethi, and the vocalist of the remake, Arijit Singh, ‘anticipated such reactions’ even before the song was written. He further stated that “all of the original creators” had approved of the song.
Pakistani vocalists Ali Sethi and Shae Gill performed Pasoori in its original form. The song continues to be a fan favourite internationally. In 2022, it is the song that receives the most Google searches.
In conversation with News18, Rochak mentioned, “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.”
He further added, “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.”
Reacting to Pakistani singer Shae Gill’s claim that she was not aware of the reprised version he added further that she ‘isn’t the creator of the song’. Rochak reaffirmed that ‘rights to the song were with Ali and Coke Studio and we have been in touch with them and got all the rights to recreate it’.
The song’s composer for the Pasoori remake, Rochak Kohli, defended it by asserting that it was written with the “best talent available.” The vocalists of the original song, Ali Sethi, and the replica, Arijit Singh, “anticipated such reactions” even before the song was created, in accordance with a recent conversation with Rochak. He continued by saying that “all of the original creators” had given their blessing to the song.
Pasoori was performed in its original version by Pakistani singers Ali Sethi and Shae Gill. The song is still a worldwide favourite among listeners. It will be the song with the most Google searches in 2022.
