"Ek Hasina Thi" () is a song from the Hindi film Karz, copied by the duo of Laxmikant–Pyarelal, written by Anand Bakshi and sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. The song was plagiarized from the George Benson's song , "We As Love".Karz Review Upperstall.com.Karz (1980): Movie Review movietalkies.com.
Picturization In the film, Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim features in the Happy Version of the song sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. Rishi Kapoor mentioned this song as one of the songs that he feared to shoot and one of his favorites. Anupam Kher used to make fun of him using the lyrics of this song often.Flashback: When Rishi Kapoor was nervous to shoot 'Karz' song
Remakes and versions Throughout the years, the song has been remade several times and covered by many singers. In 2020, DJ Harshit Shah remixed the song along with Brazilian Bass. He made this song as a tribute to Rishi Kapoor, who just died then. Harshit Shah addressed him as the true showman of Bollywood.He was the perfect showman: DJ Harshit pays tribute to Rishi Kapoor with Ek Hasina Thi remix
In January 2022, actor Amit Tandon recreated this song with rehashed music. He himself sang it and cited that he is a big fan of Kishore Kumar, the singer of this song.
Awards 19th Filmfare Awards Best Music Director: Laxmikant–Pyarelal: Won
See also Binaca Geetmala annual list 1980
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