This seems like a made-up controversy. Ehsaan of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy fame recently said that Sonu Nigam was sending feelers that he wanted to sing the famous 'Khaike paan banaraswala' number in Farhan Akhtar's 'Don'.
Even Udit Narayan, who finally sung the song, commented that he had heard Sonu was upset about losing out the song.
Sonu, who's been out of town for a while, is surprised with Udit's comments. "I don't think Uditji must have said that. I respect him. I guess it must be a publicity gimmick," says Sonu.
But is that true that he was trying to poach the song? "In fact, this song was sung by Uditji long before I got to know about it. But yes, I once jokingly told Shankar, who's a really good friend that if you are not singing it, I would love to lend my voice to 'Khaike paan banaraswala'," explains Sonu.
In fact, the singer feels that Udit's voice suits the song. "His voice definitely suits the song because it is rustic and he brings in the required accent," says Sonu.
Meanwhile, the singer, who recently turned RJ, is now looking at cutting down work. "I want to be selective work now. I might be rubbing people the wrong way but I can't help it. I have been singing for so many years that I need to be doing better work now - much better than what I am doing."
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