Indian Idol 12: Karan Johar remembers recording a song with Lata Mangeshkar

The 12th season of television’s most popular singing reality show Indian Idol is gaining a lot of buzz. The makers are leaving no stone unturned to make the show a success. The show is finally coming to an end with 15th August choosing its champion on Independence Day. After several actors appear on the show, this weekend, top 6 contestants will be seen welcoming the filmmaker Karan Johar. Titled ‘Karan Johar Special’, the semi-final episode will also see host Aditya Narayan having a fun conversation with him.

In the episode, he will share some interesting anecdotes about legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar during the recording of the title track of “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”.

Talking about recording the title track with her, Karan turned nostalgic and recalled: “I still remember when Lata ji came to sing the title track of ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’. There were four versions of the song. , for one main version and three to four tragic versions that run throughout the film. So, our plan was to have Lata ji come and sing the main track and then come another day and sing another version.

“I can’t tell you how Lata ji sang all the songs one after the other. Even today, my hair goes up when I think of the day when I was sitting in front of Lata Mangeshkar ji and she was Jatin-Lalit and she said ‘Didi, we will do another version tomorrow’ and she asked why?, we will sing it today.”

During the show, Arunita Kanjilal, one of the contestants, will perform on three songs – ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and ‘Kalank’. After the performance, Karan Johar will take a walk down the memory lane and share his experience of working with Lata Mangeshkar.

She added, “I requested Yash Chopra to come for five minutes as I was very scared and nervous in front of Lata ji. Yashi ji sat with me the whole day and he was also shocked that he sang all the versions. Singing in just one day. And that’s when I realized that she is the ultimate ‘Suro Ki Maharani’.”

Indian Idol 12 is heading towards its grand finale, which is scheduled to take place on 15th August. The contestants in the show are – Pawandeep Rajan, Arunita Kanjilal, Mohd Danish, Shanmukhpriya, Nihal Tauro and Sayli Kamble fighting for the trophy. .