Salman Khan replaces Sonu Nigam in 'Hangover' song

Mirror was the first to break the news that Salman Khan will be singing, 'Hangover', a romantic duet with Shreya Ghoshal, for Sajid Nadidawala's Kick. At the time, the song's composer, Manmeet of Meet Brothers, had said, "We were looking for a singer but couldn't find the perfect voice.This is when Salman stepped in and insisted he sing it himself."

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However, we have now learnt that last year, on November 17, Sonu Nigam recorded Hangover with Shreya. Later, Sonu's portions were dubbed over by Salman, but Shreya's portions were retained.

Revealed a source close to the production, "Sajid had approached Sonu to sing the number. They didn't even discuss the remunerations as Sonu has sung several times in the past for Salman Khan's films. After the recording, Sajid messaged him saying that the track has turned out well and that he couldn't get the song out of his head. But, then, he was dropped and replaced by Salman."

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The singer, it is learnt, wasn't even told about the development until he read about it in the papers. Confirming the same, Sonu told Mirror, "Yes, I had recorded this song last year. I wasn't told that it has been dropped. I read it in the papers that Salman had sung it. I wasn't even paid for it."

Though Sonu's displeasure is understandable, the producer's decision to cash in on Salman's star value has worked well for the track which is quickly climbing the charts with 2.5 lakh views in less than 24 hours since its release online on Tuesday.