Pankaj Udhas Was A “Little Reluctant” To Sing Chitthi Aayi Hai In Naam: Mahesh Bhatt

Pankaj Udhas in a nonetheless from Chitthi Aayi Hai. (courtesy: YouTube)

Mumbai:

Chitthi Aayi Hai from superhit Hindi movie Naam is among the hottest songs of Pankaj Udhas’s profession, and its director Mahesh Bhatt believes the soulful monitor was the “heartbeat” of the 1986 film courtesy the ghazal singer. The famend ghazal singer, 72, died at a Mumbai hospital on Monday morning after extended sickness. Mahesh Bhatt stated Pankaj Udhas, who was used to stay audiences, was initially reluctant to sing within the movie. “In case you consider Naam, you consider Chitthi Aayi Hai, you can not separate the guts from the heartbeat, you can not separate the tune from the heartwarming shifting efficiency by everybody in it,” Mahesh Bhatt instructed PTI in an interview.

“Udhas was a singer and he sang to the stay viewers so he was a little bit reluctant in a method about whether or not he would have the ability to pull it off, so we assured him that we wished him to play himself, we did not need him to turn into any individual else. I simply instructed him (assume that) you might be in one in every of your exhibits in Singapore or London and you might be singing a tune on the stage, the one factor is we are going to shoot and movie it,” Mahesh Bhatt stated.

The tune, whose lyrics have been written by Anand Bakshi, turned a preferred hit. “I keep in mind I and Saroj Khan ji — she was the choreographer — we’d shoot lengthy takes as a result of not like movie actors who’re used to capturing in fragments, he (Udhas) was an individual who would come into his personal solely when he would get giant chunks to carry out,” he added.

Pankaj Udhas turned well-known as a playback singer with Mahesh Bhatt’s 1986 romantic drama. Within the film, Udhas is seen singing the enduring tune throughout a live performance, which is attended by actors Sanjay Dutt and Amrita Singh, amongst others.

The director said he had flashbacks to his time spent working with Pankaj Udhas after studying of his demise. “I used to be simply speaking with Sanjay Dutt and we each fondly remembered these days of capturing that tune, his presence. He (Udhas) would come from the airport straight onto the set and he would shoot continuous after which rush again to do his exhibits. I am very privileged to have been touched by a person like him, his simplicity was so disarming, and his voice had the identical largeness of a easy coronary heart,” he stated.

Mahesh Bhatt revealed it was author Salim Khan’s concept to rope in a ghazal icon for the tune, Chitthi Aayi Hai, whose music was scored by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. “This tune got here at a pivotal level within the narrative within the second half (of the movie); it was crafted by legendary author Salim Khan. We wanted a tune, which comes as a catalyst for the character (of Sanjay Dutt), who has fallen into the unsuitable arms of the underworld, and the way he units himself proper and is longing to return dwelling,” Mahesh Bhatt stated.

“In these days, the ghazal singers of India had made a reputation for themselves and they might go abroad and carry out. So, this (tune) labored like magic with folks. The tune has a timeless high quality,” he added.

The 75-year-old filmmaker praised Pankaj Udhas for his dedication and dedication. “Pankaj was excellent. He would shoot within the day and within the night time he would go to do his exhibits, which he was dedicated to,” he stated.

In line with Mahesh Bhatt, the tune Chitthi Aayi Hai gained immense reputation as a result of it resonated with the feelings of people that have been away from dwelling.

“This tune triggers that craving, it echoed the craving of the instances as a result of there have been folks going away from properties abroad, to Dubai, or Bangkok, to make a residing. Even individuals who left their villages and got here to town, all of them felt they have been uprooted from their close to and expensive ones, so the tune touched that pulse.

“It gave voice to that palpable feeling that was crossing the hearts of tens of millions of Indians, who lengthy to come back again to their properties,” he stated. Mahesh Bhatt believes the tune performed a pivotal half within the success of the film Naam.

“The tune contributed in a really giant approach to the exceptional field workplace success of the film, Naam, it was a golden jubilee,” he added.

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