India, Sept. 25 -- Nearly three decades after its release, Duniya Haseeno Ka Mela from Gupt(1997) is once again ruling charts and playlists, thanks to its prominent use in the climax of Netflix's The Ba***ds of Bollywood. But for the film's director Rajeev Rai, the renewed popularity of the track is less about nostalgia and more about fresh creativity.

"The credit for the song's success this time does not belong to me, to be honest, it belongs to Aryan," Rajeev told us, referring to the show's creator, Aryan Khan. "Because he took the song and he used it for his series, and it has worked brilliantly. Honestly, I am just very elated that I contributed to making something that helps make his career," he added.

The 70-year-old director, wh...