Shankar Mahadevan eager to make Boman Irani sing

Jun 22, 2010 IANS

Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Music composer and singer Shankar Mahadevan, who accompanied actor Boman Irani on the Teacher's Origin Highnights five-city tour, is overwhelmed to see the latter's talent in music and wants to rope him in for his upcoming projects.

"After hearing him sing like this, I will definitely consider him for my projects. It's a privilege to know him. There are very few truly talented people in this country and Boman Irani is one of them. At any given instance, I would love to associate with him," Mahadevan told IANS.

After making a mark in Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai, the duo is set to perform in Kolkata Wednesday and Bangalore on July 2.

For the event, they conceptualized a song which is a combination of an English track and hit "Kal Ho Na Ho" (2003) title track, composed by Mahadevan.

"We have conceptualized a song and have performed in three cities. The response has been fantastic. We have it at the back of our head that we have to record this song asap. It's a combination of two wonderful songs. As soon as this busy man (Boman) is free, we will definitely record the song," said Mahadevan.

Asked how this five-city tour together triggered, he said: "This was conceptualised by Wizcraft. They brought us together and gave us this concept. I was very scared because it was only me and Boman... it was something new, but then Boman pulled it off."