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The grand film ‘Devdas’, released in 2002 under the direction of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is considered a milestone in the history of Indian cinema. Aishwarya Rai’s beauty, Shahrukh Khan’s brilliant acting and Madhuri Dixit’s amazing dance made this film immortal. Even today people love the songs and grand sets of this film.
But do you know that Madhuri Dixit has such a unique connection with this film, which even today millions of fans are unaware of? Yes, in a superhit song of the film, Madhuri Dixit not only showcased her acting and killer dance, but she also sang the song herself. The film makers have also given credit to Madhuri Dixit as a singer in the official playback credits.
After all, what is this song and which stalwarts have it collaborated with?
We are talking about the very popular and complex classical song ‘Kaahe Chhed Mohe’ from the film ‘Devdas’. To make this song more special, along with Madhuri Dixit, two more stalwarts of the music and art world had lent their voices:
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Pandit Birju Maharaj: Pandit Birju Maharaj, the all-time great maestro of Kathak, not only choreographed the entire song beautifully but also lent his powerful and magical classical voice to the song.
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Kavita Krishnamurthy: The country’s well-known classical and playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy decorated this song with her melodious voice. He has sung songs in dozens of languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri and Telugu. For his contribution to music, he has been awarded ‘Filmfare Best Playback Singer’ four times and the country’s prestigious ‘Padmashree’ award in the year 2005.
Where is Madhuri Dixit’s voice hidden in the song?
If you listen to this song carefully again on YouTube or any music platform, the song starts with the classical lyrics and heavy voice of the great musician Pandit Birju Maharaj. After this, as the song progresses, at exactly 1 minute 17 seconds (1:17) you will clearly hear the lyrics sung by Madhuri Dixit in her composed and melodious voice, which directly touch the heart.
After all, how was this song of Madhuri recorded in the studio?
According to media reports, both director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and choreographer Pandit Birju Maharaj wanted to make this song perfect and lively. He wanted that when ‘Chandramukhi’ (Madhuri Dixit) sang on screen, there should not be even the slightest difference between the music track and her on-screen performance.
For this reason, Bhansali had insisted that Madhuri’s live voice be recorded in the studio. Although, Madhuri Dixit, Bhansali or Pandit Birju Maharaj themselves never spoke openly about this interesting story in any interview, but the official credits of the song testify to this truth even today.
From budget to casting… some more interesting facts of ‘Devdas’
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Box Office Collection: In the year 2002, ‘Devdas’ was made with a huge budget of around Rs 44 crores, which was a huge amount for those times. The film collected a net of Rs 41.66 crore at the Indian box office, while worldwide it Rs 99.87 crore Had made record breaking earnings.
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Salman Khan was offered the lead role: According to reports, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was initially considered for the lead role of Devdas. salman khan Wanted to cast. Govinda and Saif Ali Khan were first approached for the famous character of ‘Chunni Lal’ in the film, which was later played by Jackie Shroff.
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Kareena Kapoor gave screen test of ‘Paro’: Before Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor had given a proper screen test for the role of ‘Paro’. But her mother Babita Kapoor rejected the offer because she believed that Kareena was too young to play this serious character at that time.
