Recreating Koi fariyaad was need of the story: Ankit Tiwari

Tiwari, who has crooned some hit songs like Sunn raha hai na tu, Galliyan and Tu hai ki nahin, says though he is a trained singer, he has always aimed to become a music composer.

Bollywood singer-composer Ankit Tiwari says recreating popular ghazal Koi fariyaad as Teri fariyad for Tum Bin 2 was the need of the story. “In the beginning, I was hesitant to recreate a classic like Koi fariyaad which is so strong in listeners’ memory even after 15 years of the film. However, with a long discussion with director Anubhav Sinha I understood the relevance of the song in present time. Recreating Teri Fariyad was the need of the story,” said Tiwari.

Ankit Tiwari says he has no competition with Arijit Singh.

Sinha infused new life in the popular ghazal while retaining some parts of the original track. Along with powerful vocals by Rekha Bhardwaj, Sinha has kept some lines crooned by late Jagjit Singh. The second instalment of the 2001 film Tum Bin franchise is written and directed by Sinha and jointly produced by him with Bhushan Kumar of T-Series music label.

Tiwari, who has crooned some hit songs like Sunn raha hai na tu, Galliyan and Tu hai ki nahin, says though he is a trained singer, he has always aimed to become a music composer.

Tiwari asserts that there is no competition with Arijit Singh. “He is a singer, I am a composer turned singer. Therefore, there is no such competition. In fact we worked together; he lent his voice for some of my compositions like Dil cheez tujhe dedi from Airlift and Ishq mubarak, Dekh Lena of Tum Bin 2,” he said.

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