Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya recently shared insights about two songs he recorded for Salman Khan. In an interview, he reflected on the popular track "Chunari Chunari" from the movie "Biwi No.1," featuring Salman Khan and Sushmita Sen. Abhijeet expressed that he never considered it a remarkable song, describing it as music-heavy where his name was simply attached to it. He also provided an interesting anecdote about recording "Tan Tana Tan" for Salman Khan's film Judwaa.
Speaking with Pinkvilla, Abhijeet said, “It was never a great song for me; it was just an instrument, toh bas mera naam aata hai usmein. Aisa nahi hai ki wo mera gaana hai par wo bahut bada hit hai bahut pehle se hi." (For me, it was never a great song; it was just a tool, so my name is associated with it. It’s not like it’s my song, but it has been a big hit for a long time.)
He added, “Mere gaane hit hue hain, but it’s not necessary ki wo film bhi commercial hit hui ho. Mere gaane classic hue hain.” (My songs have been hits, but it's not always necessary that the film was a commercial success. My songs have become classics).
When discussing "Tan Tana Tan," Abhijeet revealed he initially thought the song was for Govinda rather than Salman Khan. He incorporated elements typical of Govinda's style into the song. He explained that since director David Dhawan had predominantly collaborated with Govinda, he assumed they were teaming up again for this project.
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“David Dhawan ne Govinda ko chhod ke kabhi kisi ke saath kaam hi nahi kiya jab se wo David Dhawan bana hai. Toh mujhe kisi ne nahi bataya ki ismein kaun hai. Sabko pata hai picture ban rahi hai, ismein Salman Khan hai. Aap believe karo mujhe nahi malum tha,” Abhijeet explained. (Since becoming David Dhawan, he had never worked without Govinda. No one told me who was in the film. Everyone knew a movie was being made with Salman Khan, but believe it or not, I had no idea,"
“Mujhe samne se recordist bol rahe the ‘Aap kyun Govinda bane hue ho.’ Toh wo bhi soch rahe the ki main Govinda ki tarah kyun kar raha hun,” then adding, ““Mujhe pata hi nahi tha Salman hai picture mein. Is song pe lekin pata nahi pada kyun ki face ki jagah pura dance pe aur choreography pe le gaye. Jis tarah se gaaya gaya wo expressions aur acting nahi dikhaye gaye.” (The recordist kept asking me, 'Why are you sounding like Govinda?' They were puzzled why I was emulating Govinda. I didn't know Salman was in the film. This song's choreography focused more on the dance rather than facial expressions or acting, which was unusual).
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