Shaan believes that KK didn’t do much work with famous people: ‘His singing didn’t have a filminess’
Shaan started his career as a playback singer in 1999, the same year when KK debuted in Bollywood with Tadap Tadap (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam). However, KK didn’t sing too many songs for A-list stars, unlike Shaan. In Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast, Shaan revealed that he once asked him to take up more filmy work.
Shaan began his career as a playback singer in 1999, the same year that KK made his Bollywood debut with ‘Tadap Tadap Ke’ song in ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. In contrast to Shaan, KK didn’t perform a lot of songs for A-list celebrities. Shaan recently disclosed that he had requested that he should pursue more film-related jobs.
During a conversation on Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast, he asked about the timeless quality of both his and KK’s voices. To which, Shaan responded, “KK even more. I was quite comfortable doing ‘filmy’ singing, keeping the hero’s persona in mind and adding some flamboyance to my performance. KK always kept a strong filter of honesty in his singing style. Maybe the flamboyance was not as much. Of course, he sang for Emraan Hashmi, and he did a couple of songs for Shah Rukh Khan, but not to that level. And that’s because his singing didn’t have a ‘filminess’. And I would tell him, ‘KK, bring some more heroism into your voice’, and he would say, ‘Brother, I’m fine the way I am’.”
Shaan stated that he thinks that honesty worked in KK’s favour. He further added, “The next generation of composers wanted KK to sing for them more than they wanted us,” he said. When asked why, Shaan replied, “Because they could relate to that singing; they didn’t think it was too flamboyant, too over-the-top. There was a rawness to his voice, some honesty, some authenticity… They wanted that straightforward singing.”
Together, Shaan and KK recorded more than 25 songs. They gave out hits such as Jo Dar Gaya Woh Mar Gaya (Ghaath; 2000), Dekho Nashe Mein (Race; 2008), and Dus Bahaane (Dus; 2005), Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe (Dil Chahta Hai; 2001), and It’s The Time To Disco (Kal Ho Naa Ho; 2003).
