A u
Malik
ecalls
wo ki g
with
Kuma
Sa u
i
the
’90s:
‘The
whole
atmosphe e
would
cha ge
whe
he
e te ed
the
studio’
A u
Malik
ece tly
evisited
his
memo able
musical
collabo atio s
with
Kuma
Sa u,
ecalli g
the
u ique
e e gy
the
celeb ated
playback
si ge
b ought
to
eco di g
studios
du i g
the
1990s
e a
of
Bollywood.
Appea i g
o
‘I dia’s
Best
Da ce ‘
Seaso
5,
Malik
evealed
that
Sa u
would
app oach
so gs
without
liste i g
to
them
befo eha d
a d
p aised
his
ability
to
elevate
eve y
compositio
with
his
disti ctive
voice.
The
compose
also
exp essed
his
desi e
to
eu ite
with
Sa u,
calli g
his
voice
o e
that
will
“always
live
o ”
a d
p omisi g
they
will
collabo ate
agai
soo .
A u
Malik
emembe s
the
magic
of
Kuma
Sa u’s
studio
sessio s
As
co testa ts
Ritesh
a d
P ateek
delive ed
a
e e getic
pe fo ma ce
o
‘I dia
Wala
Da ce’,
A u
Malik
a d
Kuma
Sa u
emi isced
about
thei
lo g-sta di g
musical
bo d
a d
the
memo able
sessio s
they
sha ed
togethe .
Whe
host
Haa sh
Limbachiyaa
asked
the
vete a s
what
usually
u folded
i side
the
studio
du i g
thei
eco di gs,
A u
Malik
ecalled
the
u ique
e e gy
Kuma
Sa u
b ought
alo g.He
said,
“Hum e
bohot
kaam
kiya
hai
au
90s
ka
poo a
dau
dekha
hai .
Jab
Sa u
studio
aate
the,
toh
poo a
mahol
hi
badal
jaata
tha
(We
have
do e
a
lot
of
wo k
a d
wit essed
the
e ti e
e a
of
the
’90s.
Whe eve
Sa u
ji
would
come
to
the
studio,
the
whole
atmosphe e
would
cha ge).”
A u
Malik
fu the
evealed
a
i te esti g
detail
about
thei
wo ki g
style,
sha i g
that
Kuma
Sa u
eve
liste ed
to
a
so g
befo eha d.
He
explai ed,
“Sabse
pehle,
joh
gaa a
eco d
ho a
tha,
woh
kabhi
su ata
hi
ahi
tha.
Fo
example,
‘Sambhala
Hai
Mai e
Bahot
Ap e
Dil
Ko’,
yeh
gaa e
ke
u ho e
ly ics
likh
liye
au
mujhe
dekh
ke
soch
ahe
the,
‘Pata
ahi
yaa ,
shayad
achha
hi
hoga,
ab
A u
ji
e
ba aya
hai
toh
achha
hi
hoga’
(Fi st
of
all,
he
would
eve
liste
to
the
so g
that
was
goi g
to
be
eco ded.
Fo
example,
with
‘Sambhala
Hai
Mai e
Bahut
Ap e
Dil
Ko,’
he
had
w itte
dow
the
ly ics
a d
was
looki g
at
me
thi ki g,
‘I
do ’t
k ow,
yaa ,
maybe
it’ll
be
good.
Now
that
A u
ji
has
composed
it,
it
must
be
good’).”The
compose
added
that
he
would
make
Sa u
ehea se
the
complete
so g
fi st
befo e
aski g
fo
his
feedback.
He
ecalled,
“Mai e
u he
poo a
gaa a
ehea se
ka waya,
u ho e
ka
bhi
liya,
au
jab
mai e
poocha
ki
gaa a
kaisa
laga,
toh
bole,
‘A ey
Dada,
aga
aap e
ba aya
hai
toh
kamaal
hi
hoga’
(I
made
him
ehea se
the
e ti e
so g,
a d
he
did
it.
Whe
I
asked
him
how
he
liked
the
so g,
he
said,
‘Oh
Dada,
if
you’ve
composed
it,
it
must
be
fa tastic’).”
A u
Malik
hopes
to
eu ite
with
Kuma
Sa u
Exp essi g
his
desi e
to
wo k
with
the
si ge
o ce
agai ,
A u
Malik
said,
“Yeh
me a
saubhagya
hoga
ki
mai
phi
se
Kuma
Sa u
ke
liye
gaa a
ba au ga.
Kyu ki
woh
it e
lajawab
si ge
hai
ki
jab
bhi
aate
hai ,
aga
gaa a
chaa
chaa d
ka
hota
hai
toh
usme
ba ah
chaa d
laga
ke
jaate
hai .
Yeh
woh
awaaz
hai
joh
hamesha
zi da
ahegi,
au
hum
jald
hi
saath
kaam
ka e ge
yeh
me a
vada
hai
(It
would
be
my
good
fo tu e
to
compose
a
so g
fo
Kuma
Sa u
o ce
agai .
He
is
such
a
i c edible
si ge
that
whe eve
he
comes
i ,
if
a
so g
has
fou
moo s,
he
adds
twelve
mo e
to
it.
His
is
a
voice
that
will
live
fo eve ,
a d
I
p omise
that
we
will
wo k
togethe
agai
ve y
soo ).”
A u
Malik
a d
Kuma
Sa u’s
musical
legacy
Ove
the
yea s,
A u
Malik
a d
Kuma
Sa u
have
delive ed
seve al
cha tbuste s
togethe
that
co ti ue
to
emai
popula
amo g
music
love s.
Thei
collabo atio s
i clude
hits
like
‘Sambhala
Hai
Mai e’
f om
‘Na aaz’,
‘Bheegi
Bheegi
Te i
Zulfei ‘
f om
‘Khilaaf’,
‘Yeh
Kaali
Kaali
Aa khe ‘
f om
‘Baaziga ‘,
a d
‘Tu
Shaya
Hai’
f om
‘Saaja ‘,
amo g
ma y
othe
memo able
t acks
that
defi ed
a
e a
of
Bollywood
music.
