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Honey Singh has gifted Punjabi music lovers some of their all-time favorite tracks, and even Bollywood couldn’t resist featuring his music in films. In a recent interaction, the singer spoke about how Shah Rukh Khan initially rejected his song “Lungi Dance,” which ultimately featured in the film Chennai Express and became one of the most beloved tracks of all time. He also shared an anecdote about incurring a significant loss after having to discard a music video shot in Thailand with 400 bikini-clad girls.
During a conversation with Lallantop, Honey Singh recalled shooting the music video for “Angreji Beat” in Thailand with Gippy Grewal. He said, “Me and Gippy paji shot an elaborate video of ‘Angreji Beat’ in Thailand which showed some 400 girls in bikini. So we shot the video with 400 girls in a villa and it was a glamorous video. By the time video was completed my effigies were burning in Punjab.”
Discussing the protests in Punjab against him for allegedly using vulgar lyrics and how Gippy convinced him to scrap the video, Honey Singh said,, “Gippy told me, ‘You live in Delhi. You don’t care if they burn your effigies, but I live in Punjab. They will come to my house. Let’s not release this video.’ I argued that we had spent so much money on the video and urged him not to worry about Punjab, believing they would eventually accept us. Instead, I asked him to consider reaching audiences in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Varanasi, and beyond. But Gippy insisted that he wouldn’t speak to me if I released the video. So, we decided to drop it. We had spent all our money on the Thailand shoot and were left with no funds, so we shot a different video—the one that eventually reached the audience.”
Addressing the perception of him being labeled as arrogant in Bollywood and his refusal to be stereotyped, Honey Singh remarked, “An arrogant image of me was created, and to some extent, it was true. And why not? ‘Angreji Beat’ was my first song to be released in Bollywood, in the film Cocktail. The makers told me they wanted a song like ‘Angreji Beat,’ but I told them it wasn’t possible and suggested another track, ‘Party All Night.’ However, they insisted on ‘Angreji Beat’ and ultimately took it. Another person picked up ‘Party All Night,’ paid me, and even shot the video with me.”
The singer also revealed that even Shah Rukh Khan didn’t initially see the potential of his song “Lungi Dance” and rejected it. “When ‘Angreji Beat’ and ‘Party All Night’ became hits, the next person came to me and said they wanted a song like those tracks. I suggested ‘Lungi Dance,’ but it was rejected.” When asked who turned down the song, Honey Singh shared, “Shah Rukh bhai rejected it. He said, ‘Beta, maza nahi aaya (I didn’t like the song).’ I was very upset. I asked Bhushan Kumar if he saw the potential in the song, and he told me it was a superhit. We planned to release it as a single, but when Rohit Shetty found out, he decided to take it. I’ve had to say no to a lot of big people because everyone was trying to stereotype me,” he explained.
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