Singer Alka Yagnik shares how Music Composer Anu Malik made her sing for “Refugee”
Singer Alka Yagnik shares how Music Composer Anu Malik made her sing for “Refugee”
Alka Yagnik, the renowned playback singer shared an anecdote on how Music Composer Anu Malik made her to sing for J.P.Dutta directorial “Refugee” that featured Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor.
Amid an interaction Alka Yagnik shared an interesting anecdote on how the popular music composer Anu Malik convinced her to sing for “Refugee”
When the songs of Refugee were recorded, she was reeling through deep depression. She lost her father to whom she was very close. He passed away at the age of 58 in 2000.
However, following couple of years, she went into deep depression and desisted from singing and would not record or move out. She would lock herself in her room. Her mom, brother, her daughter Syesha who was young at that time around was would tell her ‘Mom, everything will be fine. She used to be upset because it was also bothering her, as she saw her in an indifferent mood.
The year 1990 belonged to Alka Yagnik and also Kumar Sanu. Both emerged as super hit singers. Kumar Sanu shot to fame after singing for music composers Nadeem-Shravan.
She had made her singing debut in 1981 in the film
“Pyar Ki Jhankaar”.
Thereafter, there has been no looking back for Alka. She continued to give numerous hits which fetched her prestigious awards.
She further added “No phone calls would often come with offers for recordings. She used to tell mom that she did not want to record’, and she’d tell her ‘this is not how things work, get out and you will be able to cope, and get your mind out of this thing’.
Then Anu Malik called her saying he has composed a ‘we beautiful music for J.P Dutta’s film “Refugee” it, and she has to sing for the same. Alka turned refused saying she.could not, but he came to her house and sat down staging a dharna and said she has to come and record, if she doesn’t, then he will not record’. I said I did not want to and literally, haath pakad ke (he held my hand and) he took me to the studio.”
In Refugee, Alka has sung songs like Aisa Lagta hai, Mere Humsafar, Panchi Nadiya Pawan ke, Raat Ki Hatheli Par and Taal Pe Jab.
Other than Refugee, both Alka Yagnik and Anu Malik have been part of songs like, Chura ke dil mera from Main Khiladi tu anari, Raja ko rani se from Tu chor mai sipahi, Mere mehboob mere sanam from Duplicate, Aaja Mahiya from Fiza, and many more.
News Input K.V.Raman
