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Pink Villa
a day ago
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- Pink Villa
'Ruined Woh Lamhe song': Saiyaara director Mohit Suri recalls crying over it to Mukesh Bhatt
Mohit Suri is the man of the hour, and everyone has been dancing to the tunes of his recently directed film, Saiyaara. The movie and its song have taken over the masses! The director, who had completed 20 years in the industry, made his debut with the 2005 film Zeher, which did not perform well at the box office. But its songs are still fresh in everyone's minds. How did Mohit Suri and Mithoon meet? The song Woh Lamhe Who Baatein, starring Emraan Hashmi and Shamita Shetty, has stood the test of time and is undoubtedly one of the most-played and loved songs. But do you know? When Suri first heard the initial version, he was so upset that he started crying. In a chat with The Indian Express, Mohit Suri revealed that he was depressed after listening to the initial cut of the song, as a very senior music director had ruined it. "I started crying. So, Mukesh ji started laughing at me." The director stated that Mukesh Bhatt then took him to meet another music director, where he accidentally met Mithoon's father, Naresh. He told Mohit about his son, Mithoon, who had composed the background score. It was after both their dads insisted that these two meet that everything else became history. The duo collaborated and created the magical track Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein. Mohit Suri's reaction on hearing Mithoon's version of Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein for the first time "I was just blown away when I heard what you'd taken that song and made of it. The silence of the piano at that beginning, I just knew it from there," said Suri. He added, "I remember when we were recording the song, it rained. The lyrics had, 'Woh barsaatein.' I think when something good happens, it goes into the universe. It doesn't stay ours." Since then, the magical duo has given us songs like Aadat, Phir Mohabbat Karne Chala Hai Tu, and the recent one, Dhun, from Saiyaara.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Mohit Suri started crying when a senior music composer ruined 'Woh Lamhe' from 'Zeher', Mukesh Bhatt started laughing, here's how Mithoon finally came on board
Filmmaker Mohit Suri is celebrating two big milestones — his new romantic drama Saiyaara has earned over Rs 132 crore at the Indian box office in just five days, and he has also completed 20 years in the Hindi film industry. Suri started his journey as a director in 2005 with Zeher, a romantic drama starring Emraan Hashmi and Shamita Shetty. Although Zeher didn't do well at the box office, its music became very popular. One song in particular, 'Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein,' sung by Atif Aslam , became a timeless romantic hit. But at first, Suri didn't like how the song sounded. 'I remember clearly, I had heard the programming of 'Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein' by a very senior music director. And I got very depressed because he'd ruined the song. And I started crying. So, Mukesh ji started laughing at me. He said, 'Stop, you don't have to cry and all. We'll do something.' I was 22-23 years old,' Suri said in a chat with music composer Mithoon for SCREEN. Mukesh Bhatt , the film's producer, then took Suri to meet another music director. By chance, they ran into Naresh Sharma , a well-known music arranger and Bhatt's old collaborator. Bhatt had great respect for Sharma and spoke about his past work. 'He exchanged the hellos and his with Naresh ji, came back to me, and gave me a whole brief on how your father was instrumental in the music and background score of Aashiqui (1990) and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like This Could Be the Best Time to Trade Gold in 5 Years IC Markets Learn More Undo He was the main person who arranged the music of Aashiqui,' Suri told Mithoon. Naresh Sharma then mentioned that his son, Mithoon, also did background scores. Bhatt suggested that Suri meet him. 'I said hi to you, I don't think you even looked at me. You were so into your music that you went back into it. I don't think you cared at that time. Your dad insisted these youngsters should work together. You were 19, I guess,' Suri recalled. He added, 'There was some honesty in the way you were doing it. If you looked at me properly, socialized with me — I mean I was a nobody, I hadn't done anything — but Mukesh Bhatt, who's known for his music, if you'd overdone that, (I wouldn't have worked with you). But you were so spiritual about your music.' That's how Mithoon ended up composing the final version of 'Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Saiyaara director Mohit Suri got depressed, cried listening to ‘ruined' version of ‘Woh Lamhe' by ‘senior music director': ‘Mukesh Bhatt started laughing'
With his new romantic drama Saiyaara, which has garnered over Rs 132 crore at the domestic box office in just five days, filmmaker Mohit Suri has also completed 20 years in the Hindi film industry. He began his directorial career back in 2005 with another romantic drama, Zeher, starring Emraan Hashmi and Shamita Shetty. Zeher, produced by Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films, didn't perform well at the box office, but its music has stood the test of time. Particularly, the romantic song 'Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein,' sung by Atif Aslam, has become a brooding love anthem over the years. However, Suri wasn't impressed by the track's initial version at all. 'I remember clearly, I had heard the programming of 'Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein' by a very senior music director. And I got very depressed because he'd ruined the song. And I started crying. So, Mukesh ji started laughing at me. He said, 'Stop, you don't have to cry and all. We'll do something.' I was 22-23 years old,' Suri recalled in the latest edition of Creator x Creator with music composer and longtime collaborator Mithoon on SCREEN. Bhatt then took Suri to meet another music director, where the producer accidentally met his former collaborator and veteran musical arranger Naresh Sharma. 'Mukesh ji had a lot of respect and admiration for him. He exchanged the hellos and his with Naresh ji, came back to me, and gave me a whole brief on how your father was instrumental in the music and background score of Aashiqui (1990) and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991). He was the main person who arranged the music of Aashiqui,' Suri told Mithoon. Naresh then informed Bhatt and Suri that his son Mithoon does background score. So Bhatt suggested Suri meet Mithoon. 'I said hi to you, I don't think you even looked at me. You were so into your music that you went back into it. I don't think you cared at that time. Your dad insisted these youngsters should work together. You were 19, I guess,' recalled Suri, in his conversation with Mithoon. 'There was some honesty in the way you were doing it. If you looked at me properly, socialized with me — I mean I was a nobody, I hadn't done anything — but Mukesh Bhatt, who's known for his music, if you'd overdone that, (I wouldn't have worked with you). But you were so spiritual about your music,' added Suri, who then got Mithoon to compose 'Woh Lamhe Woh Baatein.' 'I was just blown when I heard what you'd taken that song and made of it. The silence of the piano at that beginning, I just knew it from there,' said Suri, adding, 'I remember when we were recording the song, it rained. The lyrics had, 'Woh barsaatein.' I think when something good happens, it goes into the universe. It doesn't stay ours.' Also Read: Saiyaara just fixed everything Bollywood broke about love Mithoon and Suri have since collaborated on memorable tracks like 'Aadat' from Kalyug (2005), 'Phir Mohabbat Karne Chala Hai Tu' (Murder 2, 2011), 'Tum Hi Ho' (Aashiqui 2, 2013), 'Humdard' (Ek Villain, 2014), 'Main Phir Bhi Tumko Chahunga' (Half Girlfriend, 2017), and most recently, 'Dhun' in Saiyaara.
