Anu Malik Initially Disliked "Sandese Aate Hain" Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

• Anu Malik, composer of "Sandese Aate Hain," initially found Javed Akhtar's lyrics for the iconic song to lack poetry, describing them as a "story."
• The song, from the film Border, is being reused in its sequel, Border 2, starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty.
• Javed Akhtar added free verse lines to the song for a strong conclusion, which Anu Malik composed on the spot, impressing Akhtar greatly.
• Akhtar was so impressed by Malik's spontaneous composition that he asked for Malik's autograph.
• Border is a 1997 war film by J.P. Dutta, based on the 1971 Battle of Longewala, featuring Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, and Akshaye Khanna.

Why It Matters: Anu Malik initially disliked Javed Akhtar's "Sandese Aate Hain" lyrics, but his spontaneous composition later impressed Akhtar.