Subhash Ghai reveals Laxmikant sang ‘Om Shanti Om’ before Kishore Kumar’s version

Subhash Ghai reveals Laxmikant sang ‘Om Shanti Om’ before Kishore Kumar’s version

Legendary filmmaker and Showman Subhash Ghai recently went on to recount that late composer Laxmikant of Laxmikant-Pyarelal recorded “Om Shanti Om” before Kishore Kumar.

Amidst his appearance on the sets of “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa,” Ghai shared a fascinating anecdote, revealing how Laxmikant had scripted his own rendition of the song before Kishore Kumar’s version was recorded.

Subhash Ghai made this surprising revelation after he was moved by contestant Riya’s beautiful rendition of “Om Shaanti Om” song. Subhash Ghai mentioned that “Riya’s performance was so good that he was bound to give a standing ovation and groove to her singing.
It happens very less, because usually he is the one who makes people dance and sing; you did a very good job. He said he was much
surprised because he used to think that only a man can sing this song because of the way Kishore Da has sung it. The power it holds, no one else can do it.”
He added, “Today, he wanted to reveal one story behind the making of this song- they were unable to get Kishore da’s date for this song, so Laxmikant ji himself sang the song. He sang it very beautifully that everyone loved it.
Everyone told him that his version of this song should be released, but he wanted, when this song comes on-screen, Kishore Da should be singing it. When we shot this song, it was initially recorded in Laxmikant ji’s voice.
However, the very next day, he visited Kishore ji’s house and requested him to give him a date for the recording, as Laxmikant ji had sung the song beautifully.
Kishore ji asked him to check with Laxmi ji if he was okay with him singing the song. When he conveyed this to Laxmikant ji, he graciously said that since he wanted Kishore ji to sing it, they would finalize and release his version. To this day, whenever he listen to the song, he is reminded of Laxmikantji

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