Lalit Pandit says it was not good on Kumar Sanu’s part to not give Anand Bakshi and Jatin-Lalit the credit for ‘Tujhe Dekha To’

Lalit Pandit stressed that a song doesn’t solely belong to the singer despite it becoming a hit and both lyricist and composers have a huge role to play. “Composers gaane ke kartha dharta hote hain. They decide who will be singing their song. It was Kumar Sanu’s career’s best song, so not giving credit to Anand Bakshi and us was not good,” he added.

Kumar Sanu has sung over 22,000 songs. (Photo: YRF/YouTube)

The composer revealed that after “Tujhe Dekha To”, Kumar Sanu never collaborated with Yash Raj Films. “There were a few incidents that happened during the making of the song and they were unpleasant. DDLJ was the last film under Yash Raj banner for which Kumar Sanu sang. Yashji ne unko phir kabhi nahin gawaya. Kabhi kabhi galat baatein ho jatin hain,” he narrated.

Lalit Pandit, who recently composed for Panchayat 3 and collaborated with ’90s singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, revealed that despite the episode, he shared a good relationship with “Tumsa Koi Pyaara” singer. “We only fought while working. Kalesh to sabhi singer ke saath hote the jab hum gaana banate the (We used to have arguments with all singers while recording a song). Udit Narayan ke saath bhi huye hain (We fought with Udit Narayan, too). Udit is very hard working and despite our quarrels at work, he never forgot to give us the due credit,” he recalled.

Udit Narayan has completed four decades in Bollywood. (Photo: Udit Narayan/Instagram)

Jatin-Lalit composed some of the most popular Hindi film albums of the 1990s including Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Yes Boss, among many others but the brothers split in 2006. Fanaa, starring Aamir Khan and Kajol, was their last music album together.

Jatin-Lalit initially meant to use the song “Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna” in 1992 film Khiladi. (Photo: Express Archive)

In an earlier chat with Bollywood Hungama, Lalit said, “During Fanaa, we had split. Hum nahi karne vale the iske aage (We were not going to work together anymore). Aditya Chopra also knew. We told him.” The composer shared that it was “shocking” for the film industry but he was proud of the fact that they ended their journey on top. “Fanaa was that year’s best music,” he said.