Why Not?

By Harshada Rege, TNN, "Pakistan sufi singer in Soha Ali film" - The Times Of India - India
Saturday, November 8, 2008

Pakistani singer-composer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who has made his presence felt in Bollywood from behind the mike, will now be seen on the big screen in Dil Kabbadi

He will play himself in the film and will be seen lip-syncing his own number. Soha Ali Khan, who stars in the film, insisted on Khan’s presence in the song that he was offered to compose.

Director Anil Sharma said, “When we were discussing on the sets that we had approached Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to sing the song, Soha said we should request him to also feature in it.” Though the singer was reluctant initially, he finally agreed to be a part of the film.

Khan told BT, “We singers are used to performing live, but to shoot for a film is different altogether. When Anil Sharma approached me to compose and also perform, I was apprehensive, but then I thought why not?”

Interestingly Khan’s guru and uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, too, had made a fleeting appearance in the Bobby Deol-Aishwarya starrer Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya. Looks like the sufi singer is still following his guru’s footsteps.

[Picture: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Photo: TOI].