SLB: When I heard 'Tadap Tadap', my first response was, Oh my God!

Bollywood hit filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali was in shock after hearing about the demise of popular singer Krishnakumar Kunnath better known by his stage name KK on Tuesday night in Kolkata He spoke in a media interview about his experience of working with the late singer and what he liked about his voice qualityHow could KK just collapse and die like this What a talent What a singer His voice had the throw of a pro Bhansali saidAs already reported by IANS after his performance on May 31 at Nazrul Mancha Kolkata for a college fest KK returned to his hotel and collapsed after which he was rushed to the Calcutta Medical Research Institute CMRI where he was declared brought dead He was 53The filmmaker recalled working with the late talented singer saying I remember composer Ismail Durbar had come to me with the song Tadap Tadap Ke it was in KKs voice Normally scratch recordings sample recordings are done in temporary voices But when I heard the song my first response was Oh my God What a voice Who is this Where did you find him He was speaking to Bollywood Hungama the entertainment portalTadap Tadap Ke as all KK fans would know was picturised on Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai in the hit 1999 film Hum Dil De Chuke SanamBhansali continued Ismail said it was the voice of a singer named KK and he had heard him sing a song Chhod Aaye Hum Woh Galiyan for Vishal Bhardwaj I told Ismail that I loved the song Tadap Tadap Ke But the voice must remain I couldnt imagine anyone else singing Tadap Tadap KeThe filmmaker then talked about KKs voice quality He observed KK was a complete singer His range and voicethrow were outstanding He could have been more successful than he was But he preferred to concentrate on quality rather than quantity He was very particular about what he sangHe then went on to share his experience of working with KK for DevdasHe sang only some alaaps in Devdas he told Bollywood Hungama But in my film Guzaarish when I became a fullfledged music composer for the first time I wanted him to sing a number of songs I think KK sang three of my most cherished compositions Daayen Baayen Jaane Kisske Khwab and the title song GuzaarishOf all these I cherish Jaane Kisske Khwab the most It is a special composition for me made even more special by KKs singingGoing into detail about KKs way of singing and style for Guzaarish Bhansali said KK insisted on sitting on a chair to singing the songs of Guzaarish Normally singers stand and record their songs But KK insisted on singing seated His reason was simple The main character played by Hrithik Roshan is a paraplegic he is therefore going to sing the songs from a seated position so will I That was his level of dedication He shouldnt have gone so soonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever