Old Sound in New Bottles: Jungle Jungle Baat Chali 2.0 and Others

New Delhi: Have you heard the 2016 update of Nineties Doordarshan-era ditty Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai? Tuesday's excitement can be attributed to the new rendition of Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai for the Hindi version of Hollywood director Jon Favreau's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's novel of the same name.

Jungle Jungle version 2.0 has been given a facelift. It has new lyrics by Gulzar, who wrote the original song, and new music by Vishal Bhardwaj. However, it stays close enough to the original to invoke childhood memories of sitting before the television watching Mowgli's escapades:
 

And here's the original:
 

Revamping old songs has become a trend of sorts. After Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania did it with Samjhawan and Saturday Saturday, many composers have reworked existing tracks into new chartbusters. Here's a sample.

High Heels from Ki And Ka

The original song, which released in 2012, was co-composed by Jaz Dhami and Yo! Yo! Honey Singh. It has been re-tuned for Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor's Ki And Ka:
 

The original had a different rap:



Rock The Party from Rocky Handsome

Many gasped "Arre ye to Bombay Rockers wala hai" when the makers of Rocky Handsome first released the reboot of Rock The Party. This one has John Abraham mincing goons to pulp:
 

The original had a bunny doing the same. Much more swag - sorry, John:
 

Ladki Beautiful Kar Gayi Chull from Kapoor And Sons

Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra's dance routine paired with Amaal Mallik's rendition of Badshah's Chull set the party mood like never before. Ladki Beautiful is the top song on current dance floor playlists:
 

But it also happened two years ago when Badshah and Fazilpuria released the song for the first time:
 

Dhere Dhere by Honey Singh

Last year, Honey Singh returned to showbiz after an 18-month break with an update of 1990's romantic track Dheere Dheere from the film Aashiqui. (Also Read: Honey Singh Reveals Truth About His 18-Month Absence. He Wasn't in Rehab)

The lyrics were changed completely and a rap segment added. The song was T-Series' Bhushan Kumar's tribute to his father Gulshan Kumar, who produced the film and was shot dead in 1997. Dheere Dheere 2.0 also featured a video which told a romantic story with Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor in the lead:
 

The original starred Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal. It was a favouite then, like it is now:
 

Revamping old songs have an advantage as they bank on the nostalgia factor and the previous success of the songs. But we're not complaining.