All Those Revelations Abhijeet Bhattacharya Did On Shah Rukh Khan
It’s been long 17 years since Abhijeet Bhattacharya sang for Shah Rukh Khan. Some of the most iconic songs of the star was voiced by Bhattacharya, mostly during the former’s early days in film. During Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast, the singer opened up about the rift and how he felt about it.
Despite the long distance between the two, Bhattacharya is eager to patch up with Khan. He said “Why wouldn’t I want to patch up? We are made for each other, our voice… We are like husband and wife. Husband and wife fight, and they’ll have to patch up, isn’t it? It is not out of obligation but it is for the good. We will create something good”.
When asked about his remark that the ‘Bollywood King’ was a star only until he sang for him, Bhattacharya said he was misunderstood. “No… But you remind me any song of his from recent times which you remember. After me, Udit (Narayan) and (Kumar) Shanu sang for him new music directors made songs for him with new singers, do you have any of those at the top of your mind? The new songs are not at par with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Darr…”, he added asserting the impact of his collaborations on Khan’s career.
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“I sang for him when he was very young. My voice is still very young”, he said.
Speaking on how he felt about the whole issue, the singer said, “I didn’t say it in anger. I never abused him, there are so many people who did, some named their dog after him, his contemporaries. Then Farah Khan’s husband (Shirish Kunder) insulted him, they all then hugged it out. My problem is that I was expressing my pain. “There were a few stars who told me, ‘hakle ke liye gaa raha hai na tu (You are singing for the stammerer)?’ I was like why are they feeling jealous, I got the award for my singing. After that experience I lost interest (in playback singing for the stars) and started focusing on my shows and concerts. Even today I am very happy doing that”.
Despite their heavy collaborations earlier, Bhattacharya and Khan never struck a friendship. “We never met too often even before. We would meet on the day of music lunch or during celebrations. Now, no, we don’t meet. We were never friends. I am a musician, I go to the studio and return home. I don’t meet people and party like filmy log”, the singer said.
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Bhattacharya also said that he wished Khan would at least reach out, not to necessarily apologise, but to offer a token of peace. “Being a senior, age-wise, he could come and hug me, I wasn’t expecting an apology, but he could come and say, ‘chal yaar… (come on mate…)’, we’ll play together again. But people chose to (ignore me)”.
Some of the collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Bhattacharya made note worthy contribution to Bollywood’s music. ‘Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Mein’ from Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayege”, ‘Tumne Jo Maine Dekha’ from Main Hoon Na, ‘Tauba Tumhare Ishare’ from Chalte Chalte, ‘Chaand Taare’ from Yes Boss, ‘I Am The Best from Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, are some among the pair’s collaborations.
