On
Sunday
at
midnight,
Shahrukh
Khan
recorded
a
song
for
his
IPL
album.
The
first-time
singer
finished
the
song
in
three
hours
flat!
Talking
about
his
song
Shahrukh
says,
"I
recorded
Run
Just
Run
and
then
heard
it
at
5
am.
It
sounded
really
good
but
obviously,
they
worked
on
it.
I
want
to
hear
it
again
and
see
how
it
sounds.
Bappida
was
happy
with
the
results.
I
sang
it
to
Kunal
Ganjawala's
voice
and
he
sang
it
really
well.
The
song
is
hip
and
cool.
It
reminded
me
of
the
Abhishek-Priyanka
song
from
Bluffmaster
but
I
am
told
all
hip-hop
songs
sound
like
that."
The
idea
of
a
song
around
running
was
SRK's
idea,
"To
me,
acting
is
akin
to
running.
In
fact,
there
is
a
chapter
on
running
in
my
autobiography.
When
they
were
young,
I
used
to
tell
Abhishek
and
Hrithik
how
they
should
always
run,
never
be
still."
The
lyrics
of
Run
Just
Run
are
in
Hindi
and
English
and
have
been
written
by
Virag
Mishra.
Bappa
Lahiri,
Bappi's
son,
who
was
present
at
the
recording
studio
adds,
"We
recorded
the
song
at
Octavius
Studio
in
Bandra.
We
started
at
12.30
am
and
finished
by
3
am.
Shahrukh
was
initially
worried
whether
he
would
be
able
to
sing
well
but
dad
forced
him
saying
he
would
be
fine.
Shahrukh
had
heard
Kunal's
version
which
is
also
on
the
CD.
He
had
come
prepared.
He'd
practised
to
Kunal's
song.
He
finished
the
recording
so
effortlessly
and
quickly,
that
we
were
surprised.
Initially,
we
were
a
bit
tense
but
he
sang
very
well."According
to
Bappa,
Run
Just
Run
is
about
life
and
not
just
cricket,
"Shahrukh
was
involved
in
the
song
right
from
the
concept
to
the
execution.
It
was
his
perception
of
life."
Describing
the
song
Bappa
says,
"Run
Just
Run
is
a
mix
of
hip-hop,
groove
and
dad's
music.
I
did
the
recording,
programming
and
rhythm
and
dad
has
given
the
tune.
Shahrukh
was
like
a
pal
he
is
so
humble,
chilled
out
and
comfortable
to
be
with.
I
recorded
Sanju
sir's
(Sanjay
Dutt)
song
last
year
and
now
SRK.
I
am
coming
to
the
conclusion
that
actors
make
very
good
singers."
Story first published: Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 12:05 [IST]