On This Day - Neha Kakkar's Birthday: A Compilation of Her Hit Remakes

She became the first Indian singer to win a YouTube Diamond Award in 2021..

Neha Kakkar enjoys a huge fan following in India and is often referred to as the "Indian Shakira" by her fans. She began her career in Bollywood as a chorus singer, and soon rose to fame with her dance track "Second Hand Jawaani" in the 2012 film 'Cocktail'. She never had to look back since then, and went ahead to sing several hit songs along the way.

Over the last few years, Neha has carved a niche with her remixes of iconic Hindi songs. Although these have been opposed by some, there's no arguing that the masses are in love with her tracks. Also, keeping all the debates aside, we must admit that she has taken the remake game in Bollywood to the next level!

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Today, on Neha Kakkar's 35th birthday, we have compiled a list of her hit remakes in this article.

Aashiq Banaya Aapne

Neha Kakkar recreated the melodious song "Aashiq Banaya Aapne" (from the film 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne') for the fourth installment of 'Hate Story'. She used only the hook line of the original song here and replaced the magical voice of Shreya Ghoshal.

The song received criticism for "ruining the melody and turning it into a club dance number". However, it currently has 25 crore views on YouTube.

The original "Chamma Chamma" song was used in the soundtrack of the 1998 film 'China Gate'. The song is considered a classic, and loved by one and all for Alka Yagnik's soulful voice.

Neha Kakkar remade the song for the film 'Fraud Saiyyan', starring Eli Avram. It also received lots of backlash for lacking the quality of the original.

However, it currently has 30 crore views on YouTube.

O Saki Saki

The original "O Saki Saki" song is from the 2004 film 'Musafir', sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan.

Neha Kakkar remade the song for the film 'Batla House’, featuring Nora Fatehi.

Koena Mitra, who performed the original number, called the new version a 'mess'. She said, "Nora has got good skills, she’s a lovely dancer. What I didn’t understand is what they (the makers) have done to our song. I honestly didn’t like the soundtrack, not even the visuals. They could have shot it in a better way, the way Sanjay had shot the video. It’s still fresh in our memory, it’s not yet an old song. It was too early to kill this song with an average song (recreation)."

However, the recreated version has 69 crore views on YouTube.

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