Bollywood: Aamir Khan releases first song from ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’
‘Kahani’ is sung by Mohan Kannan and has been composed by Pritam
After intriguing audiences with his teaser videos, superstar Aamir Khan finally did the big reveal of his news on Thursday.
‘Kahani’ is the first song to be released from his upcoming film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, where he stars opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan.
‘Kahani’, sung by Mohan Kannan, has been composed by Pritam, who enjoys the solo credit for the entire album of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The song encapsulates the movie and in essence introduces the audiences to the film.
Interestingly, in a game-changing move, Aamir chose to not release the video of the song, but instead only the audio.
Talking about the same, Aamir said, “I truly believe that the songs in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ are the soul of the film and this album has some of my career’s best songs. It was a very intentional decision to put Pritam, Amitabh, the singers and technicians in the spotlight because not only do they deserve to be centre stage but also the music deserves its due credit. I can’t wait to see how audiences react to the music that the team has poured their heart and soul into.”
Commenting on the occasion, Pritam added: “Aamir Khan is a hero both onscreen and off it. He understands that music needs to be under the spotlight at times and has allowed it to take centre stage in his films. It’s the most fantastic and satisfying experience working with him on his films.”
Kannan, the singer of ‘Kahani’, shared an interesting anecdote with regards to the song: “‘Kahani’, or the ‘feather song’ as it’s referred to internally, is a beautiful composition by Pritam and is written by the incomparable Amitabh Bhattacharya and as soon as I entered Pritam’s studio to sing it, everyone told me just how excited they were about this song and the way it had turned out.”
He added that he is “super glad” to have lent his voice to the song and naturally “can’t wait for everyone to listen to it too.”
Lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya, who is known for doling out hits such as, ‘Channa Mereya’, ‘Kalank’, ‘Saawre’, Haanikarak Bapu’ and many more, said: “I have tried my best to encapsulate the soul of the film through the lyrics of this song. It was a beautiful experience and I am so happy that the release of this song is going to be a novel experience for all of us.”
‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, which stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh and Chaitanya Akkineni, is the Indian adaptation of Eric Roth’s original screenplay of the 1994 Hollywood hit, ‘Forrest Gump’, which saw Tom Hanks playing the lead. The Indian adaptation of the screenplay has been done by Atul Kulkarni and the film is directed by Advait Chandan, who has earlier made, ‘Secret Superstar’.
‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, produced by Aamir Khan Productions, Kiran Rao and Viacom18 Studios, is all set to release on August 11, 2022 in theatres worldwide.