In fact, in Kollywood, veteran composers like M.S.
Viswanathan and Shankar (Shankar-Ganesh) have sung
for other composers.
Of late, such trends haven’t been witnessed
in the film industry. The reasons attributed, by
the insiders, include ego clashes that might arise
and erosion of fan base.
But composers themselves have never opined on
those lines. News is that ‘Isai Gnani’
Ilayaraja had recently offered to sing for other
composers. Rahman is now becoming hot property
as a singer in Bollywood after his hit numbers
in Guru, Swades and Dil Se. Himmesh Reshammiya,
a self-confessed fan of Rahman, had announced
that if ever wanted to sing for another composer
it would be only be for Rahman. This composer/singer,
known for his nasal twang, has asked Rahman to
sing for him and close on his heels is Adnan Sami
who has also made a similar request. Rahman when
questioned on this said, “It’s extremely
kind of them to think of me, but I can’t
just sing like that. When I render a track, I
cut myself off from other things. Even for a concert,
a couple of days before it I don’t pursue
my other music stuff, but just concentrate on
the singing.” He also added that he hadn’t
turned down their request but as he is working
on an album, he can consider these offers only
after completing it. Is he trying to be politically
correct or is he just politely turning down these
offers?
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