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Throwback Thursday: Did You Know? 'Maula Mere' Song Was Originally Not Made For 'Chak De! India'

'Maula Mere' was not originally made for 'Chak De! India.' Salim-Sulaiman revealed that they had made the song for another movie and the director had rejected it because it was sad.

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While 바카라Chak De! India바카라 gave us one of Shah Rukh Khan바카라s best performances, and the movie also gave us some goosebumps-inducing songs. The album of the movie stands as one of the best albums that has been produced in Bollywood. The songs have just the right mix of emotions that tug at your heart. One of these songs is 바카라Maula Mere.바카라

바카라Maula Mere바카라 starts playing when the team wins the match and Shah Rukh Khan is looking at the flag. During the song, he goes to his old home. It would not be far-fetched to assume that the song has not made all of us emotional. But did you know that the 바카라Maula Mere바카라 was not originally written for 바카라Chak De! India바카라?

In an interview, Salim Merchant revealed that the song was originally written for a Nagesh Kukunoor film. But the director had rejected the song because he thought it was too sad. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, the music composer revealed that they had another background score in place for the moment when Shah Rukh Khan looked at the flag in 바카라Chak De! India.바카라 However, Yash Chopra insisted that they add a song there.

Salim Merchant said, 바카라That part when Shah Rukh looks at the tiranga and he gets teary-eyed, that part is very important. For that part, there was a very good background score. But Yash ji said, 바카라There has to be a song here.바카라 The release was just one week away and on that same day, we watched the film and came back to the studio. We had a song, which we made for the film 바카라Dor바카라. But Nagesh did not like this song and said, 바카라It is very sad.바카라 He wanted some positive song for a particular sequence starring Gul Panag and Ayesha Takia.바카라

The musician revealed that the song was ready by two in the morning, and it was added to the movie. He mentioned, 바카라It is a timeless song.바카라 And we can all agree with this sentiment.

'Maula Mere바카라 was penned by Jaideep Sahni and has been sung by Krishna and Salim Merchant. The music was composed by Salim-Sulaiman.

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