Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 7, 2017)

Abhay Chopra’s remake of the 1969 Yash Chopra directed murder mystery, Ittefaq, was supposed to be a songless film like the original, which had featured Rajesh Khanna, Nanda and Sujit Kumar in the lead roles.

But now, Mirror has learnt that the makers have decided to revisit the popular track, “Raat Baaki Baat Baaki”, from the 1982 Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi and Shashi Kapoor-starrer Namak Halaal, for this one.

However, the Tanishk Bagchi-recreated song will be used as a promotional track. “It’s a masterpiece of a song composed and sung by Bappida (Lahiri) with Asha Bhosle and has a nice, haunting feel. We thought that it was apt for the film. We plan to shoot next week with Sonakshi (Sinha), Sidharth Malhotra) and Akshaye (Khanna),” says producer Juno Chopra, adding that they have stayed true to the original.

He confirms that the song will not feature in the film. “It’s a 100-minute songless film but there is an element of mystery in this song given that Ittefaq is a taut thriller. Shah Rukh (Shah Rukh Khan, producer) and the actors, along with the rest of the team are really excited and hope to live up to the original,” he signs off.