Bappi Lahiri would've loved this Gori Hai version: Sophie Choudry reveals Bappa's reaction to song
India Today
Sophie Choudry has revealed how Bappi Lahiri's son Bappa reacted to her song, Gori Hai. The track was released on August 24, 2022.
Sophie Choudry recently came up with her new track - Gori Hai. The singer presented the classic track, Gori Hai Kalaiyan, from Aaj Ka Arjun in a new way by adding her own twist to it. It's only been a few days since the track was released, and Sophie has already garnered positive response to it. In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, Sophie revealed how late Bappi Lahiri's son, Bappa, reacted to the track. For those unaware, Bappi da had originally composed the music of Gori Hai Kalaiyan, and the song was sung by the late Lata Mangeshkar and Shabbir Kumar.
Speaking exclusively to IndiaToday, Sophie Choudry revealed the three comments about Gori Hai that are precious to her.
"The first one was when Varun Dhawan saw it and he was like 'Oh my god! Not because it's you, I wanted to tell you this has a genuine chance. This is really good'. That felt good. Then Karan's [Johar] response was that it was one of his favourite songs and we had done full justice to it. That was really nice," she said.
Sophie went on to reveal, "The song, Gori Hai Kalaiyan, was originally by Bappi Lahiri. Bappi da's son, Bappa, is known to me for many years. When he messaged me to say 'Thank you for keeping dad's legacy alive, and he would have loved this version. He loved you very much'. I think that meant everything. Because the person who created it, when his own son, who is a music director, is saying that, that felt very special."
On August 24, Varun Dhawan launched Sophie Choudry's song Gori Hai via Instagram LIVE. The actor was in conversation with Sophie while launching the track. Sharing a glimpse of the launch on her IG handle, Sophie wrote, "Varun Dhawan launches my new song Gori Hai #gorihai #varundhawan."
