Kiara Advani in a still from the song Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast 2.0 (Courtesy: YouTube)
Highlights
- Kavita Krishnamurthy's vocals have been replaced by Neha Kakkar
- Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast is the fourth remix this year
- Machine releases on March 17
New Delhi: Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast, the hit song from 1994 film
Mohra starring Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon, is the latest victim of Bollywood's inability to leave well alone. After meddling with songs like
Hamma Hamma and
Saara Zamana, Bollywood offers up
Cheez Badi from upcoming film
Machine. Kavita Krishnamurthy's vocals have been replaced by Neha Kakkar's in the recreation by composers Komail-Shivaan. The song (and film) stars debutant Mustafa and actress Kiara Advani, gyrating snakily in red. Despite Akshay's bandanna, sunglasses and waistcoat in the original having been dispensed with in favour of something more 2017, we can't say we're impressed. Version 2.0 has none of the cheez-y charm of what passed for cool in the Nineties.
Watch Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast from Machine: Now watch the original: Akshay Kumar has still got it, as per this video of him dancing at the launch of the song in Mumbai on Monday:
If it ain't broke, and all that.
Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast is the fourth remix this year, after
OK Jaanu's
The Humma Song,
Laila from
Raees and
Haseenon Ka Deewana from
Kaabil.
Machine is directed by Abbas-Mustan, who have made the films
Ajnabee and
Aitraaz with Akshay Kumar. They last directed Kapil Sharma in his 2015 Bollywood debut,
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon.
Machine, in which Kiara and Mustafa play racing enthusiasts Sarah and Ransh, is scheduled to release on March 17. This Kiara's third film, after her 2014 debut
Fugly and 2016's
M S Dhoni: The Untold Story in which she was cast as Sakshi Dhoni.