Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan,
who
shared
his
experiences
working
with
music
composer
Ilaiyaraaja,
felicitated
at
a
function
here
Monday
for
completing
the
music
of
his
1,000th
film,
said
he
never
dared
to
sing
in
front
of
the
maestro.
"I
have
never
dared
to
sing
in
front
of
him
because
I
found
it
very
embarrassing.
Every
time
I
used
to
sit
in
a
studio
separately
to
record...
I
remember
one
occasion
while
doing
'Paa',
where
I
had
to
sing
a
song
with
Raja
saab
in
front
of
me.
I
can't
say
how
frightening
it
was," Amitabh
Bachchan
told
reporters
during
the
music
launch
of
Shamitabh.
Big
B
described
Ilaiyaraaja
as
"a
genius".
"It
was
amazing
how
he
corrected
me.
Thanks
for
the
opportunity." The
megastar
also
shared
his
experiences
on
working
with
Ilaiyaraaja
with
Rajinikanth
and
Kamal
Haasan.
Kamal
Haasan,
who
has
worked
with
Ilaiyaraaja
in
several
films,
said,
"Raja
has
become
a
part
of
my
life.
Today
I
got
the
opportunity
of
hugging
him.
He
is
a
bit
shy.
I
knew
that
he
would
do
his
1000th
film
and
I
am
glad
that
his
786th
film
was
with
me."
Kamal
said
that
once
he
had
faced
a
problem
with
the
music
of
one
of
his
films.
"I
had
shot
all
the
songs
but
was
not
able
to
use
them.
Then
I
went
to
Raja.
He
said
that
I
did
not
need
to
re-shoot
and
that
he
will
dub
the
music
for
me."
"He
saw
the
lip
sync
and
made
music
which
was
totally
different
from
the
one
I
had
recorded,
and
he
made
hit
songs
out
of
them."