Seven years ago, on Rafi's death anniversary, Nigam paid homage to his idol on a music reality show, where he once again summed up what the musician meant to him.
The golden classic in the voice of Sonu Nigam is undoubtedly on point and Anil Kapoor's classic dance movies from the 1969 film will make go down the memory lane.
In an interview to Rajat Sharma of Aaj Tak, Nigam revealed that when he sang Sandese Aate Hain for JP Dutta's Border (1997), people recalled Rafi.
The trend of recreating old popular songs is rampant in the film industry but the reworked version of this Shammi Kapoor classic finds a legit position in the plot of Fanney Khan, which makes it outstanding.
His voice sits awkwardly in Kapoor's throat, but if you were to listen to the audio alone, the sincerity of Nigam's rendition shines through.
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Like the fictional Fanney Khan, Nigam has, in numerous interviews, called Rafi his guru and spoken at length about the influence of Rafi's career on his own.
In a chance meeting, he kidnaps the most famous pop star in the country and holds her hostage, demanding to be heard by the music industry.
Badan Pe Sitare redux is picturised on Anil Kapoor, called Fanney Khan (also incorporated in the reworked lyrics).
Mohammed Rafi on his 38th death anniversary, the reprised version of Badan Pe Sitare has Sonu Nigam's soothing voice, Anil Kapoor's charm and a perfect set up.
Born and brought up in Mumbai, as a child Atul Manjrekar had seen a lot of orchestras, many of them with a junior Mohammad Rafi or Kishore Kumar, who besides singing would also perform on a number sung by the originals.
His songs ranged from classical numbers to patriotic songs, sad lamentations to highly romantic numbers, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans, and from slow melancholic tunes to fast and melodious fun filled songs.
In the same interview, Nigam said that when he set out to make a career as a playback singer, one of the things he wanted to imbibe was Rafi's versatility.
Fanney Khan is said to be a remake of a Dutch film Everybody's Famous, which revolves around a man who is desperate to have his daughter succeed as a singer.
The makers of Fanney Khan are all set to treat the audience with a recreated version of Shammi Kapoor's iconic song 'Badan Pe Sitare Lapete Hue' and the makers have already shot the song featuring Anil Kapoor.
Nigam made a reference to Rafi's versatility in another tribute video for Saregama Music, in which he listed the many genres that the legend had deftly tackled.
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To mark Mohammed Rafi's death anniversary on July 31, the makers of Fanney Khan released a revamped version of the hit tune Badan Pe Sitare from Prince (1969).
