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Daisy (1980)

Hindi remake of the Malayalam film Chuvanna Chirakkukal, featuring reworked Salil classics — but weakened by substandard lyrics and poorer renditions.

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Film Information

Language: Hindi

Lyrics: Prem Dhawan

Daisy (1980) is the Hindi dubbed version of the Malayalam film Chuvanna Chirakkukal. While Salil’s music remains melodically strong, several Hindi versions suffer due to weak lyrics and mismatched vocal delivery.

Mahendra Kapoor’s rendition of “Bichhad more saathi gaye” pales in comparison to Kishore Kumar’s powerful version (“Man kare yaad wo din” – Aakhiri Badlaa).

Vani Jairam’s “Bhoomi naach rahi aaj” is a diluted copy of the far superior original “Hamein yaad kabhi tum kar lena” from Anokhaa Daan.

An EP was released by Inreco containing all four Hindi songs — now extremely rare.

Songs

Nr Song Singer HndMalTamTel KanBngOth
DY1 Dil to jhoome Mahendra Kapoor ✔-CC1- --PB4
DY2 Bichhad more saathi gaye Mahendra Kapoor ✔AB2CC3- --AG1
DY3 Bhoomi naach rahi aaj Vani Jairam ✔AD2-- -SM6-
DY4 Naa Milaa Vani Jairam ✔KU3-- -KB2-

Notes & Background

Daisy demonstrates how a great composition can suffer from poor adaptation. Many Hindi versions feel forced and lose the emotional nuance of the originals.

DY2 is especially criticized — while Kishore’s version remains iconic, Mahendra Kapoor’s rendition is considered stiff and unfeeling.

DY3 and DY4 show Vani Jairam’s effort, but the compositions lose much of the magic present in the Malayalam or Bengali originals.

Despite this, the melodies remain classic Salil — beautifully structured, harmonically rich, and timeless.