Amitabh Bachchan gives A-Capella twist to this iconic song

Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan is known for his singing as well apart from acting. The iconic song ‘Sar jo tera chakraaye’ from the 1957 film ‘Pyaasa’ has now got an A-Capella twist by none other than Amitabh Bachchan for a special music video. The veteran actor has sung and shot for this unique recreation for Oil ad earlier this year. It has now been digitally released on YouTube.


‘Dangal’ director Nitesh Tiwari said, “Amitabh Bachchan got instantly enthusiastic on learning about this idea and promptly agreed to lend his voice to this experimentation. It has been a wonderful experience for all of us and we have released the music digitally to connect better with today’s consumers who are digitally active and also love Bollywood music.”


Talking about A-Capella, “A-Capella is group or solo singing in choral style which is without instrumental accompaniment. In this, the background music is usually created by beats made by the human mouth, usually, one linking to the other one, like hitting the floor, then the desk, then the wall to make a beat that goes together, while actually singing the song.”


Nitesh Tiwari added, “The music format of A-capella is growing in popularity among the young music lovers of today. We found that the rhythm of A-Capella style of singing has a very direct correlation with the rhythmic sounds and actions created by barbers while giving relaxing ‘champis’ to their clients.”


Director Harsha V Agarwal said, “The song ‘Sar jo tera chakraye’ was chosen as the song and its portrayal of a barber offering a relaxing massage has a natural correlation with their brand.”