Singer Sonu Nigam recently revealed that he sang the qawwali Yeh Ishq Ishq for Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar merely hours after singing over 20 songs at Dharmendra's prayer meet. He also opened up about the song and why it's special
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam left the audience stunned once again with his version of the classic qawwali Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai in Dhruandhar. The singer recently shared he stor behind the song, revealing that he sang the song just hours after singing at Dharmendra's prayer meet.
Sonu Nigam shares the story behind recording the song
Sonu Nigam's version of Yeh Ishq Ishq Hai has a big role in closing the movie. What adds to the charm is that until the film was released, many did not know that the song existed, since all promotional materials used the version sung by Shashwat Sachdev, Shahzad Ali, Subhadeep Das Chowdhury and Armaan Khan.
Sonu, during an interaction with Zoom, revealed how the song came to him out of nowhere. He shared, "It actually came as a surprise. I got a call when I was touring in the US. Shashwat and Aditya wanted me to sing some lines and send them. They didn't call me back, so I thought maybe the plan was cancelled. Then, when I was heading back to Mumbai, they said they'd like to record it immediately because the movie was about to release."
He further shared, "After singing 20 songs at Dharam ji's prayer meet, I went to YRF studio and recorded the Dhurandhar song for them. I knew the qawwali by heart, but not these parts which I sang."
Recalling why recreating the song was a challenge, Sonu revealed, "The scale of this track is two semitones higher than the original one. As it is, Rafi saab sings at such a high note, and I had to sing two notes higher. I was a little skeptical I might not be able to sing that high, especially because I hadn't slept, was jetlagged and already fatigued because of performing at Dharam ji's prayer meet. But, it just came out so beautifully."
Sonu Nigam about the song
Interestingly, the original Yeh Ishq Ishq belongs to the 1960 film Barsaat Ki Raat, written by Sahir Ludhianavi, composed by legendary Roshan, in the voice of singing greats Manna Dey, Mohammed Rafi, SD Batish and Sudha Malhotra.
"The original is very long. And singing it again, especially for something so energetic as what Shashwat made, and even higher than the original scale was a big, big challenge," he added.
Explaining why the new version is unique, Sonu says, "The uniqueness of the song is its meter. It's not the normal meter of a song. Some words are extended, some words are taken before beat or after beat. I knew the song but not the paragraphs I've sung. So I had to relearn and adjust to them because Dhurandhar is twice the speed of the original. It was high-pitched, and needed a lot of power."
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