“I wanted to hit my head on the wall” Alka Yagnik’s Regret – Life & Style

Popular Indian playback singer Alka Yagnik recently recalled how she and Kumar Sanu underestimated AR Rahman when AR Rahman first approached her to sing for Roja. It was refused.

The singer also admitted that she later regretted her decision to miss out on his beautiful lyrics and songs.

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AR Rahman is one of the most popular music composers in the world today, but like many successful and rising stars, he faced many obstacles in the beginning.

Looking back, there was a time when many Bollywood singers were reluctant to work with him. At that time, he was an emerging talent in the industry. A similar story from that period was shared by playback singer Alka Yagnik, which involved her and fellow singer Kumar Sanu.

In an interview to Radio Nisha, Yagnik recalled when Rahman first approached him. I got a call from Chennai that a new composer named AR Rahman is composing songs for a film and he wants you and Kumar Sanu to sing the entire soundtrack. I had dates booked with many old musicians in Mumbai and I didn’t want to miss them and I didn’t know who AR Rahman was. I refused.

According to Yagnik, when he contacted Kumarsano, he also decided not to leave his old colleagues and forbade him. God knows who this new musician is. We both decided to refuse.

Later, when I heard their songs, I wanted to bang my head against the wall. Because they were beautiful songs and I missed a golden opportunity to sing them.

Although Yagnik worked extensively with AR Rahman after that, he still regrets missing out on this opportunity. The next time I worked with Rahman, he complained to me in the very first meeting, ‘You haven’t sung my old songs. I felt very embarrassed. My heart wanted to sink into the ground. Because it was entirely my fault. Elka said sadly.

Yagnik admits that he missed the chance to be a part of something extraordinary at the start of AR Rahman’s legendary career.

It may be noted that the world-renowned Indian singer, music director and lyricist AR Rahman has recently won the National Award for Music for the seventh time. He thus became the first music director in India to win the award the most times.