When Amitabh Bachchan Jokingly Warned Shankar Mahadevan About Destroying His Career, Singer Reveals The Reason

National award-winning singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan recently recalled some instances from the making of the hit number Kajra Re. During the song recording process, Amitabh jokingly warned that if he kept his part in the song, then he would destroy his career. The singer stated that Big B asked him not to include his part and to have any other singer dub his part. Here is what Shankar Mahadevan said.

In a podcast with Humans of Bombay’s All India Mehfil, Shankar Mahadevan said, “I remember Bachchan sir, he was shooting Rock and Roll, and we went on the set. With my kind of weight, he lifted me because he was so happy with the song. He is just too sweet. He gave me a hug and said, ‘Kya gaana banaya hai (what a song you have made).’”

He added, “It was another experience. I had dubbed as a rough thing for Amitabh Bachchan to come and dub his voice for Kajra Re because Javed Ali sang for Abhishek, and his portions I had done. When I met him at a function, I said, ‘Sir, please come and dub your parts, we have to mix the song.’ He asked which song, and I told him Kajra Re. He said, ‘So what should I dub in that?’ I said, ‘Sir, I have kept your parts for you to dub.’ He had already shot the song, and he just loved it. He said, ‘No, this will be like this only. Tu usko haath lagaya toh dekhna, main tera career bigaad dunga (If you even touch it, I'll destroy your career).’”

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