You released the song on Wajid’s birthday…
At first I wanted to give this song for a film, but 7th was Wajid’s birthday and I realised this song can be released on this special day and I can also launch my music channel Taleem the same day.

How did Salman Yusuff Khan and Soundarya Sharma come on board?
Salman is very dear to me and a younger brother to me. Taleem music is his house, so he gets whatever he wants. Initially, I wanted Sidharth (Shukla) in the song but unfortunately he’s no more. Then I made Salman hear the song though he had a busy schedule he said, "Bhai I would love to do this, let me handle it." I said, "It’s yours brother." We had called 3-4 girls for the female lead, but Soundarya is good in acting, has an Indian face and expressions are perfect.

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What film song are you working on currently?
My next song is ‘Bhai Ka Birthday’ for the film Antim (featuring Salman Khan and Ayush Sharma.) That is a big song that I’ve sung though it’s a different music composer. When we were two brothers, together we could take a lot of load, so now I’m only focusing on working with people I share a good relationship with, like Sajid Nadiadwala, Salman bhai, Raaj Shaandilyaa.

How are you keeping Wajid’s memories alive?
Wajid was a melodious person. I used to work more on the sound, arrangement and party songs, item numbers. Wajid had a different kind of a soul and believe me, I never used to make these kind of songs. But since the time he's not with me, after a week, I was crying and sitting by the sea and I composed something then and there and I couldn’t believe that I did it. I made my mother hear the song and she started crying saying, "Yeh toh Wajid hai." I never sang a song in my life though I’ve done choruses and hook lines. After Wajid died I sang my first song for ‘Radhe.’

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