This one is sure to get Sonu Nigam in the record books. The singer has recently sung in 54 voices for the same song.
This is no mean feat considering that he was required to sign not only in different male voices, but also in female voices.
Confirming this, Nigam said, “Yes, that is true. I have sung the title track of Tees Maar Khan in 54 voices.”
Admitting that it wasn’t easy, Nigam said, “Maintaining a consistency in the voice and pitch which is not yours can be very tedious.”
Talking about how the idea came about, the singer revealed that they were trying different versions for the same song and it was music composer Shirish Kunder’s idea to merge all the versions together.
“After I recorded several versions, it was difficult to choose any one. So Shirish incorporated all of them in one song," said Nigam. "I am the chorus as well as the singer for this one, and all have still managed to sound different.”
The singer, apart from singing in several female voices, has sung the song in a Japanese, Spanish, Arabic, French and several other accents.
“But the one I enjoyed the most was singing in Akshay’s voice. In fact, I sound so much like him that even Farah couldn’t make out the difference,” he smiled.
So is he aiming for a place in the record books? “Well, we hadn’t recorded the song with that in mind, but now that we have done it; I think Farah and Shirish are considering sending it for the records. I don’t think any singer has done that before on the big screen, so yes, I will keep my fingers crossed for this one.”
Well, that would be another feather in Bollywood's cap, too, so here’s wishing him all the luck.
