“Unfortunate” Aamir Khan stopped the first shoot of “Aati Kya Khandala” and reshot the whole song; he makes his singing debut: Composer Lalit Pandit | Bollywood News

In an interview with Times nowLalit revealed that the journey of making this iconic track began with a road trip to the film set at Film City, where Aamir Jatin-Lalit and Vikram Bhatt rode in his car. While the team was still discussing what kind of song should be featured in the film sequence, Aamir surprised everyone by crooning ‘Sagar Jaisi Aankhon Wali’ on the way to the set. Lalit, who found his voice impressive, suggested that Aamir should sing a song for Ghulam. While everyone was excited at the prospect of the actor singing the song, Aamir seemed a little surprised and did not immediately agree.

The next breakthrough came with writer Nitin Raikwar, who wrote the lyrics for ‘Aati Kya Khandala’ that perfectly suited the style of the film and Aamir’s character. The idea was well received, but Aamir had his reservations. Lalit recalled that the Dangal actor was very ‘cautious’ and suggested recording the song secretly. Aamir, the perfectionist, suggested that if he was not happy with the result, we would scrap it and try something else.

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Lalit revealed that despite his busy shooting schedule, Aamir promised to rehearse the song regularly. When the rehearsals began, Aamir surprised everyone with his voice and captured the swagger that director Vikram Bhatt had envisioned for the song. While recording the song was a cakewalk for team Ghulam, filming the song turned out to be a tedious task as Aamir was not happy with the first shoot of the song and ‘cancelled’ the first shoot and re-shot the entire sequence. The second shoot was exceptional and captured the essence of the song perfectly. The composer said that Ghulam was a crucial project for Jatin-Lalit, especially with Aamir in the lead role, adding that the film’s music had to be exceptional and the entire music team put in tremendous efforts to ensure its success.

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Accordingly Hindustan periods, Lyricist Nitin met Aamir during the shooting of Ghulam. He sang ‘Aati Kya Khandala’ for Aamir, who immediately liked the song and recommended it to Vikram. “We had completed the film, but when I heard the song, I wanted it to be in the film. So we deleted a few scenes to accommodate the song. When I heard the song, I knew only Aamir could do justice to it. When I told him to sing it, he was like, ‘Are you mad?’ But we convinced him and the rest is history,” Nitin said, adding that the song was added to the film at the last minute.