Devdas is being remade again — this time, in Pakistan, by producer Nadeem Sha and veteran Pakistani director, Iqbal Kashmiri. Music is by Vajahat Atrye and is arranged by Uttam Singh.

The songs for the film will be sung by Indian singers, including Asha Bhosle, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Alka Yagnik. The film will star Nadeem as Devdas and Reema as Chandramukhi. The role of Paro is yet to be finalized.

Says Sonu, who was about to start Riyaaz for the song recording when we called him; “Uttamji asked me to sing a song”.

Star Cast: Raakhee, Aishwarya Rai, Arjun Rampal
Director: Naresh Malhotra

I have seen all movies of Aishwaryaji from Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya to this one, Dil Ka Rishta.

I don’t understand why she had such a fancy name like Tia in film? Don’t mind, I’m liking Paro better. And that boy Arjun Rampal. He got Juhi Chawla’s husband’s name. Jai Mehta. He is very rich and driving all foreign cars. But she loves other boy Raj with Pinocchio nose. His name I cannot pronounce. Priyanshu Chatterjee or something, correct?

It is music composer duo Nadeem-Shravan’s forte to churn out the romantic melodies. Their music score for Tusshar–Kareena starrer Jeena Sirf Merre Liye is medley of catchy and trite numbers.

The album opens to the romantic mood with the title song Jeena Sirf Merre Liye which bears a stark resemblance to SRK-Kajol number Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jaana Sanam. Yet, a commendable effort is made by female singers Alka Yagnik and Kavita Krishnamurthy to bring some freshness to the track, while the vocal rendition by Babul Supriyo is plain mediocre.