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News Topical, Digital Desk : Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was a rare gem in the music world. He was known for his Qawwali. He also lent his voice to evergreen songs in many Hindi films. But did you know that he sang a song to mourn the passing of RD Burman?
RD Burman is considered one of the greatest and most successful music directors in the music industry. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan also admired him and listened to his songs. When RD Burman passed away on January 4, 1994, the news broke the hearts of millions of his fans, including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
Shekhar Kapur went to Lahore for Nusrat
In fact, back in the 1990s, Shekhar Kapur was making the film Bandit Queen. One of the songs in the film was "Chhoti Si Umar," sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. However, there was a sad story behind this song, which the film's director, Shekhar Kapur, recently shared with India Today's Hindi website. He explained that he had traveled to Lahore to record the song.
Nusrat was saddened by the death of RD Burman
Shekhar Kapur said, "I went to a music studio in Lahore where the tunes of Mr. India were playing. The musicians were sitting and playing the tunes of Mr. India and then Masoom. I got very emotional that they were doing this. I told Khan Sahab (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) that this is a bit different. We sit and work on the music. While doing the music, I remember one day we were sitting in Lahore, during that time RD Burman passed away. He was a great fan of RD Burman."
The song was sung after looking into the eyes of the director
Shekhar Kapur further explained that there was a scene in Bandit Queen where bodies were burning and people were mourning. That scene was filmed after the death of RD Burman. Regarding this, Shekhar said, " She (Nusrat) said, 'Do one thing, I will look into your eyes, and you watch the film.' He sang that song in grief over RD Burman's death. He was overwhelmed with grief for RD Burman. He was singing the song in grief for RD Burman. He was looking into my eyes, and the video of that scene was playing in the background. "
Shekhar Kapur also revealed that Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan wasn't originally going to sing "Chhoti Si Umar." When he heard the song, he asked him to sing it. That's how Nusrat sang the sad song.
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