This Pakistani singer’s 40 year old song was used in the film ‘Dhurandhar’, he got a huge amount

Dhurandhar: There is huge excitement among the people even before the release of the film Dhurandhar 2. Fans are eagerly waiting for the first show. Meanwhile, Pakistani singer Hasan Jahangir revealed that he was given $50,000 (approximately Rs 46 lakh) to use his 40-year-old hit song Hawa Hawa Ka in the first part of the film.

Hasan Jahangir told the fees and permission

Recently, in a conversation on Nida Yasir’s show Shaan-e-Sahoor, Hasan Jahangir told that his song has recently been used in a Rs 100 crore film. Jahangir was obviously talking about the film Dhurandhar.

When he was asked whether he got money for using the song or not, he said- ‘Yes, the makers gave me 50,000 dollars. Gave money and also took permission to use the song.

Copyright and old songs issue

Regarding song copyright and permission, Hasan said that earlier there was no such system. He told- ‘Earlier there was no copyright system. But now whoever uses my songs, first takes permission and also pays money. ‘Hawa Hawa’ is a 40 year old song. I recorded it in 1986 and launched it in 1987.

It is clear that old hit songs are now used with full legal procedure and the artists get proper respect and fees.

history of songs

‘Hawa Hawa’ was first recorded in 1986 and released in 1987. It was voiced by Hasan Jahangir, who was counted among the leading artists of Pakistani pop music at that time. This song became famous so fast that it was later remade in many projects in Bollywood including Govinda’s film ‘Jama Jama’. Recently, this song was also presented in a new style in Aditya Dhar’s film ‘Dhurandhar’ (2025), where it was used in Sanjay Dutt’s entry scene. This song also had a special contribution in the tremendous success of the film, which made a box office collection of more than 1100 crores.

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