Lata Mangeshkar slams Sonakshi Sinha’s rip-off version of ‘Mungda’

Actor Sonakshi Sinha and makers of ‘Total Dhamaal’ are in hot water for recreating classic ‘Mungda’ for the multi-starrer, as the original musicians are not very happy with the remix.

Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar is not at all happy with the recent trend of remixing old iconic songs. “We are not asked if we approve or not. No one seeks our consent before using our songs. Is that right?” she told Deccan Chronicle, after her sister Usha Mangeshkar's song was recreated for ‘Total Dhamaal’.

Usha also reacted to the remix and she's anything but amused. She was quoted saying, “Our songs (the songs sung by the Mangeskar sisters Lata, Asha and Usha) were created after a great deal of thought and they were done with sensitivity and care. To rip them off in this arbitrary manner is not correct”.

The remix version of 'Mungda' from 'Inkaar' (1977)  has been picturised on Sonakshi Sinha, where she is seen trying to reinvent Helen's magic on screen. Not just the original singers but Twitter has also called out the makers for ruining yet another classic.

‘Total Dhamaal’ has a huge star cast including Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Esha Gupta, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Sanjay Mishra, Riteish Deshmukh, Johnny Lever and others.