Is Kriti Sanon's Ankhiya De Khol Worth The Remake Of Reshma's Iconic Song?

The immortal Pakistani folk singer Reshma was always wary of what Bollywood would do to her songs. Until she heard Lata Mangeshkar interpreting Ankhiyan Nu Rehne De in Raj Kapoor’s Bobby. Reshamaji was simply thrilled. “Lataji ne char chand laga di humare gaane ko,” she exulted.ALSO READ: And the barbed wires between the two countries melted for a while. We don’t think Reshma would have felt the same enthusiasm for the new version of her timeless classic. What Kriti Sanon. Sanon and composer Tanishk Bagchi have done to Reshma’s divine rendition of the folk song in Do Patti feels quite disrespectful. The charm and spontaneity of the original are completely lost in translation in this version, and the way it's presented on screen comes across as somewhat awkward.ALSO READ: Interestingly Lataji had voiced reservations about doing Reshmaji’s song when Raj Kapoor expressed his keenness to include it in Bobby. She only agreed to render the Hindi version of Reshma’s Ankhiyan Nu Rehne De, after Reshmaji’s go-ahead. Who did the makers of Do Patti approach for the consent for Resham’s great creation?