Shekhar Kapur recalls a request by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur recalled a strange request by legendary singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan during the shoot of his movie “Bandit Queen”.

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The incident took place just after the unfortunate passing away of another musical legend, R D Burman. Sharing the incident with this Insta Fam, Shekhar said, “There were tears in Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s voice.” Revealing what request Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan made, the director added, “Shekhar ji.. you look at your film and I will look into your eyes. And I will sing.” They were doing a background score for “Bandit Queen”.

“The scene was the Behmai Massacre and its aftermath. With row upon row of funeral pyres with the sound of women on the bank lamenting in high rustic voices ..” Shekhar added.

Describing what happened as the mike was turned on, the ‘Mr India’ maker penned, “We turned the mikes on and I found Khan sahib looking... no, staring into my eyes...as if he could find my soul, and look deep into it. He knew how close I was to R d Burman too. He had created the music for my first film, Masoom.”