Will Smith sings Aati Kya Khandala
27th Feb 2006 16.45 IST
By ApunKaChoice Bureau
Imagine Hollywood star Will Smith singing Aamir Khan's fandu song "Aati Kya Khandala".
Despite his linguistic shortcoming, Will Smith managed a rather good-humored rendition of the song on Sony's famous music contest 'Indian Idol'.
What happened was that one of the contestants requested Will, who appeared on the show, to sing a Hindi song. Initially, Will refused flatly, saying, "Oh I can't do that!"
But when the contestant insisted and asked Will to repeat lines after him, Will complied. Singing line by line after the contestant, Will regaled the audience with his hilariously accentuated rendition of the song.
Will was in his usual elements at the show. When asked by another contestant as to how to lose inhibitions, Will told the contestant to go to a shopping mall and "Do This" – Will hopped onto the couch and screamed on the top of his lungs.
Will Smith's India visit can arguably be called the most popular one by any Hollywood celebrity in the recent past. Right from the press conference when he hugged the journalists, to his open admission of admiration for Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan , and his giving away of Best Actress award to Rani Mukherjee on the Filmfare night, Will grooved into the Indian tinsel town scene as if he has always belonged here.
Add to it the remarkable hospitality shown by Fardeen Khan , Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan to the Hollywood star.
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