Baba Sehgal
opens up about the ‘first and last’ song with AR Rahman; says, “Never worked with composer again”
Baba Sehgal, a famous name in Indian rap music in the 1990s, reminisced about his unique encounter with renowned composer AR Rahman.In a recent interview on the YouTube channel
Timeout With Ankit
, Baba recounted how he unexpectedly found himself in Rahman’s studio and landed a song in the Hindi album of the iconic romantic film ‘
Roja
’.
This unusual collaboration marked Baba’s “
first and last song
” with Rahman, as per his revelation.
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Recalling the incident, Baba shared that he met Rahman and director Mani Ratnam during one of his concerts in Chennai. The duo was exploring the release of Roja’s music album in Hindi, and Baba started their connection with the music label, Magnasound. However, Baba put a condition during the negotiations, asserting that he would sing at least one song in the Hindi album of Roja, regardless of whether it was well-received or not.
“I told them I will sing at least one song, even if they like it or don’t like it. So I sang one song and that was the first and the last song that I sang for Rahman,” Baba revealed, referring to the popular track “Rukmani Rukmani.”
Despite initial shock at the song’s “kameene type ke” lyrics, Baba proceeded with the recording as the music company insisted. To this day, he uses remix versions of “Rukmani Rukmani” in his concerts, reflecting on the memorable yet singular collaboration with AR Rahman.
