Sunidhi Chauhan sings an item song for Tollywood

Having given music lovers the ultimate dance anthem, “Sheila ki jawani”, Sunidhi Chauhan has sung an item song for Tollyville — her first. Bringing her on board for Sandipan Roy’s “Ekla Akash” is star composer Jeet Gannguli. The recording took place on Tuesday in Mumbai.
Says Jeet, “In the film, Parno plays a model-actor. The situation of the film is such that she is going through a bit of a crisis on the homefront but has to make it to the shoot.It’s a film-within-a-film concept, where Parno will be seen dancing to the item number, sung by Sunidhi.” The composer has been associated with Sunidhi for long now and the familiarity helped him rope in the singer. “Sunidhi has worked with me on some of my Hindi projects and I felt her vocal texture suits Parno best. Lyrics of the song, “Dekhte dekhte katchhe rattir”, has been penned by Srijato. It’s also the latter’s first in terms of an item song.”
Sunidhi too is excited about the track. “This is my first item song in Tollywood. I have known Jeet since the “Tere Liye” days and have worked with him for “Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai”, apart from a couple of other ventures. I loved the melody of the song and also the content. More such offers from the industry are welcome,” says Sunidhi excitedly. The other singers that Jeet is working with for the film are Ustad Rashid Khan and Shreya Ghoshal. “I too have sung a number. Interestingly, Sandipan too has lent his voice to a track. He is a student of Kabir Suman and is known for his melodious singing,” the composer adds.
Sunidhi had earlier sung for Jeet in a Bengali film (2004), which has remained in the cans ever since.