Aditya Narayan returned as a Bollywood playback singer afterseven years, to record a song for Dil Bechara. He says he never imagined thiswas the last time he would be singing in a Sushant Singh Rajput film.
Aditya, who sang "Mera naam Kizie" composed by ARRahman, recalled: "One day I got a call from AR Rahman's studio and theycalled me for the recording. Rahman sir was there in the studio and hepersonally decided to record me."
He added: "The only thing going on in my head was thatI had to give my best and also enjoy the song. Later on, I was informed thesong was for ‘Dil Bechara', which is an adaption of ‘The Fault In Our Stars',my favourite film, and the adaptation starred Sushant. I was extremely thrilled.It's the first time I am singing for Sushant and obviously, at that time I hadno idea it would be the final time."
Aditya worked with Rahman in 1999 as a child artiste, whenhe sang "Kahin aag lage" with Asha Bhosle for the film"Taal".
"When I was kid, I sang for Mr. AR Rahman and I didn'tknow what a big deal it was to sing for him. Being a grownup, I realized howfortunate I had been and always kept wondering when I would get the opportunityto sing again for him in a feature film," said Aditya.
" ‘Mera Naam Kizzie' was my Bollywood singing projectafter a gap of almost seven years, so the struggle is real," said Aditya,whose last Bollywood assignment before "Dil Bechara" was singing"Tattad tattad" and "Ishqyaun dhishqyaun" in the 2013release, "Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela".
Remembering Sushant, Aditya said: "As an artiste, Ialways liked Sushant. He had a charming smile every time we met."
Directed by Mukesh Chhabra, "Dil Bechara" was lateactor Sushant Singh Rajput's last release. The film is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.