Most of Dhurandhar’s playlist is based on old songs: Ishq Jalaakar, Move(the Sonu Nigam part), Run Down the City etc. And yet, I don’t see the hatred typically thrown at remakes of Old Bollywood songs—the Masakali remake for example. In fact, I would argue the playlist is fantastic. The Dhurandhar music team built on the old songs, and added the modern styles of music to fuse a thrilling and energetic playlist. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes, as Proust would say.

There is a certain glorification of ‘original’ work— and belittling of derivative in most disciplines, but perhaps a better metric to look at is value creation. It is great to do derivative work, as long as it is meaningful. Holds true for both the arts and the sciences—

"Good artists copy, great artists steal" — Pablo Picasso

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants”— Newton