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‘It Read Like A Story’: Anu Malik Initially Didn’t Like Sandese Aate Hain Lyrics by Javed Akhtar | Bollywood News

‘It Read Like A Story’: Anu Malik Initially Didn’t Like Sandese Aate Hain Lyrics by Javed Akhtar | Bollywood News

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Last Updated:January 17, 2026, 10:44 IST Did you know? Anu Malik initially didn’t like Javed Akhtar’s lyrics for Sandese Aate Hain, saying they “read like a story,” before giving music to the iconic song. Did you know? Anu Malik initially didn’t like Javed Akhtar’s lyrics for Sandese Aate Hain. Border is one of the most powerful war dramas made in Indian cinema. The J.P. Dutta film still manages to impress generation after generation, and while the entire movie has received cult status now, it is the song Sandese Aate Hain which became much bigger. The song evokes feelings of love, longing, and pain, and it remains equally popular after years. It is now being used in the sequel of the film, Border 2, starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty. Did you know Anu Malik, who composed the music for the song, was not very happy when Javed Akhtar handed him the lyrics? In an old interview with ANI, Anu Malik opened up about how he thought there was no poetry in …

Nidhi Dutta reacts to comparisons, says Border 2 is not about breaking Border’s records: ‘My father made a masterpiece’

Nidhi Dutta reacts to comparisons, says Border 2 is not about breaking Border’s records: ‘My father made a masterpiece’

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J.P. Dutta’s Border (1997) has lived on in the hearts of generations. Based on the Battle of Longewala, the iconic war drama went on to become a landmark in Indian cinema. Now, nearly three decades later, the makers are back with a sequel, Border 2. As the film nears its release, comparisons and record-breaking debates have begun doing the rounds on social media, and Nidhi Dutta, JP Dutta’s daughter and Border 2’s producer, has now reacted to these comparisons. Nidhi Dutta on Border 2’s comparison with the first part. Nidhi Dutta on Border 2 comparisons An Instagram user shared a clip of Sandese Aate Hain from Border with the caption, “Will Border 2 be able to break the record of Border 1? Yes or no?” Nidhi re-shared it on her Instagram story and wrote, “The idea was NEVER to break the record of Border! Nobody ever can. My father created a masterpiece. But he made that film to tell the stories of our soldiers, and Border 2 does the same. THAT’s what’s important, telling our …