Kishore Kumar first rejected this superhit song of Amitabh Bachchan’s film, saying do you consider me Tansen?

New Delhi . There have been many such films in the career of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, which not only created history at the box office but their songs also made a special place in the hearts of people. But do you know that before recording the superhit song of one of his iconic films, famous singer Kishore Kumar had flatly refused?

This interesting story is related to the film Namak Halal, which is considered one of the big hit films of the 80s. The famous song of this film Pag Ghunghru Dam is still on people’s lips. The music of this song was given by Bappi Lahiri, who was known for his unique and experimental music at that time.

Actually, Bappi Lahiri wanted his maternal uncle Kishore Kumar to lend his voice to this song. When he narrated this song to Kishore Da for the first time, his reaction was quite shocking. Hearing the length and complexity of the song, Kishore Kumar expressed his displeasure and said, “Do you consider me Tansen? Is this a song or a story? I will not sing this.”

Bappi Lahiri was a little surprised to hear this reaction of Kishore Kumar, but he did not give up. He constantly explained to Kishore Da how important this song was for the film and only his voice could make it special. After much persuasion, Kishore Kumar finally agreed and lent his voice to this song.

When the song was released, it created a stir. This song filmed on Amitabh Bachchan not only became the identity of the film, but even today it is counted among the most memorable songs of Hindi cinema. Amitabh’s unique style in the song and Kishore Kumar’s energetic voice made it immortal.

Directed by Prakash Mehra, the budget of this film was around Rs 2 crore 80 lakh, while it earned a grand total of around Rs 12 crore 64 lakh at the box office. The film proved to be a major commercial success during that period and took Amitabh Bachchan’s stardom to greater heights.

This incident shows that sometimes initial disagreements among artists also create history later. If Kishore Kumar had not been ready to sing this song that day, perhaps Hindi cinema would have been deprived of such a memorable song.