How did Asha Bhonsle’s ‘Piya Tu’ song make a splash in ‘Dhurandhar’? Know the real story

Veteran Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle bid farewell to the world at the age of 92. There is a wave of mourning in the industry due to her death. He created a distinct identity in the hearts of people through his songs. He has sung more than 12000 songs in 20 languages. His passing is the silence of an age.

Asha Bhosle gave many hit songs in her career. In 1971, his song ‘Piya Tu Ab To Aaja’ was a huge hit. This song is from the movie ‘Kaarawa’. The film featured Asha Parekh, Jeetendra and Aruna Irani in lead roles. The song ‘Piya Tu Ab To Aaja’ was filmed on Helen. The song was sung by Asha Bhosle giving it a western touch. This song was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

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Remix version of ‘Piya Tu’ released in ‘Dhurandhar’

The 1971 song was remixed again in the 2025 film Dhurandhar. This song from ‘Dhurandhar’ was titled ‘Run Down The City-Monica’. The song is credited to Shashwat Sachdev, Vidrohi, Majrooh Sultanpuri. Let us tell you that the story associated with this song is more interesting than Aditya Dhar’s film.

An interesting story connected with Piya Tu

According to reports, Asha Bhonsle agreed to sing ‘Piya Tu Ab To Aaja’ but had a complaint with RD Burman that they were constantly signing her for bold songs but the composer was sure that the song would be a hit. He was right. Lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri was also involved when Asha Bhonsle recorded the song. Meanwhile he got up and walked out of the recording. He was ashamed of the song he had written.

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There was a controversy regarding this song of Asha

Asha sang ‘Dum Maro Dum’ in the movie ‘Hare Ram Hare Krishna’. It was a controversial song at the time but is loved by people today. This song was filmed on Zeenat Aman. At that time Zeenat’s image was among bold heroines.