Anil Kapoor convinced Sonu Nigam to revisit Rafi’s ‘Badan pe sitare’ for Fanney Khan

Sonu Nigam revealed that if it weren’t for Anil Kapoor, he wouldn’t have tampered with a song by his ‘guru’ Rafi.

Singer Sonu Nigam, whose revamped version of Mohammed Rafi’s “Badan pe sitare” released on the legendary singer’s death anniversary on Tuesday, says if it was not for actor Anil Kapoor and his film Fanney Khan, he would not have tampered with a song by his “guru”.

Anil Kapoor convinced Sonu Nigam to work on the revamped version of Badan Pe Sitare.

The song is a part of Fanney Khan, which is an ode to people with musical aspirations. Sonu told IANS over email, “I basically was avoiding doing it because I don’t like to tamper with the original songs anymore. I’ve done enough of versions in my past. And it’s Rafi sahab’s song. Who wants to mess with it? He is my guru, he is my musical father. But Anil Kapoorji insisted and he requested me to do it. He said he was playing an ardent follower of Rafi sahab in the film, and that’s why he wanted me to give him my voice.”

Sonu loved the fact that Anil was playing a “Rafi sahab bhakt” in the film, directed by Atul Manjrekar. “I loved the fact I’m giving my voice to a character in the film and he’s a bhakt of Rafi sahab rather than just tampering with the song.”

Sonu, who has given Bollywood some memorable songs, says if he did not have “substantial justification”, he wouldn’t have done the song. “With all humility and with all respect, we dedicate this song to all the Rafi sahab followers like us,” he added.

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