Shaan was counting on Dunki song to help his career but it got axed: ‘It would have meant sun and moon to sing for Shah Rukh Khan’

Earlier, Shaan had taken to X to explain the reason behind the song not making it to the final cut of Dunki. He wrote, “I just want to clear the air about why my song was not part of the film .. the song, a beautiful breezy duet (with @shreyaghoshal) “Durr kahi Durr” was recorded and also picturised in Kashmir .. but on the edit table .. it was RajuHirani’s call to drop the song .. (after a lot of contemplation.. ) He was very transparent about it with me.. and I really appreciate that.. and I fully understand that the film is top priority. Hopefully, You will get to hear the song in his future project .. but not in Dunki…”

Good Morning !!! Aaj #Dunki Day hai … im super excited!! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT !! I’m sure Everyone is Going to love the Movie !!! I just want to clear the air about why my song was not part of the film ..
the song, a beautiful breezy duet ( with @shreyaghoshal ) “Durr kahi…

— Shaan (@singer_shaan) December 21, 2023

Although Shaan’s song didn’t find its place in Dunki, the singer was presented with another opportunity, this time by none other than AR Rahman. Recounting the experience, Shaan reminisced about lending his voice to a segment of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: II, which proved to be his most challenging task.

Speaking about the same, he shared, “Recently I got an offer from AR Rahman sahab to sing for him in the film Ponniyin Selvan: II. It was a song that portrayed the fight between Ratchasa Maamaney and Balamuralikrishna. It’s was like a play, like a shouty rap song and I was thinking, ‘Why has he called me? I have a soft voice.’ Then I messaged him and said, ‘Sir, I can’t do more than this.’ He casually said, ‘Do it, it is possible.’ That was a challenge.”