Lifted another song: Salman embarrasses Varun with Chunari Chunari joke
Referring to the re-creation of Chunari Chunari for the upcoming film Hai Jawaani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, Salman Khan jokingly commented that Varun Dhawan has “lifted” another song of his.

Salman Khan made headlines for some time Chunari Chunari The remake controversy happened when he joked with Varun Dhawan at the launch event of David Dhawan’s film festival. It refers to the recreated version of the song If you are young then you have to fall in loveSalman said that Varun ‘chose another song’ from his songs, which brought laughter at the venue.
track Chunari Chunari is from salman’s 1999 film wife number 1, In which Sushmita Sen was also there.
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Varun looked embarrassed and immediately asked Salman to stop, but the conversation took place amid the widespread controversy over song re-use. The joke came amid controversy over the song when producer Vashu Bhagnani said that the track from his film was used without his consent.
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Salman – He picked up another song of mine..
Varun- Hey brother, let it be
Salman – It picked up another song
everyone started laughing #Salman Khan pic.twitter.com/YR1sGVktbF– Being Adarsh (@IBeingAdarsh_) 23 May 2026
Salman’s joke in the event
The moment came when Salman interacted with the media and posed for photographers at the event. His comment about Varun reusing another one of his songs was a reference to the recreated song Chunari Chunari.
Why is the remake being criticized?
The reworked track has been criticized by Vashu Bhagnani, who said that he was disappointed that the song was reused without his consent. Speaking during a virtual press conference, Bhagnani said that someone from the team should have contacted him directly, especially since his son is a part of the film. He also questioned the ethics of recreating the same song for another producer without proper communication.
Bhagnani also talked about her long relationship with David Dhawan, whom she described as familial and said that the matter had left her emotionally stressed, even though it was not a financial concern. He further alleged that the earlier trailer launch schedule was not postponed due to technical issues, but due to concerns related to the ongoing legal dispute.
Abhijeet Bhattacharya’s response
Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya also reacted to the controversy and said that neither the composer nor the film’s director had informed him about the remake of the song. He said that no one had the courage to tell him directly that the track was being rebuilt.
about the movie
If you are young then you have to fall in love It has been described as an entertaining film focusing on romance, misunderstandings and comic chaos within a family framework. Apart from Varun Dhawan, Pooja Hegde, Mrunal Thakur, Jimmy Shergill, Chunky Pandey, Mouni Roy, Ali Asgar and Rakesh Bedi also play important roles in the film. It is produced by Ramesh Taurani under Tips Films, with Gaurav Bose of Maximilian Films as co-producer.
This film will be released in theaters on June 5.
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