Playback
singer
KK's
untimely
demise
is
a
huge
jolt
to
the
Indian
Film
Industry
and
his
fans
across
the
globe.
The
53-year
old
singer
passed
away
after
a
music
concert
in
Kolkata
on
May
31,
2022.
Singer
KK
Passes
Away:
Shankar
Mahadevan
Mourn
the
Singer's
Demise,
Says
this
|
FilmiBeat
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In
his
career
spanning
over
thirty
years,
the
popular
singer
have
had
many
successful
collaborations.
One
amongst
them
was
with
Shankar
Mahadevan.
The
duo
worked
together
on
chartbuster
songs
like
'It's
The
Time
To
Disco'
(Kal
Ho
Na
Ho)
and
'Koi
Kahe'
(Dil
Chahta
Hai).
Shankar
Mahadevan
in
his
latest
interaction
with
Hindustan
Times
opened
up
on
his
bond
with
KK.
The
singer-composer
revealed
that
he
and
KK
had
a
long
association
even
before
they
got
into
films,
and
added
that
there
were
buddies,
like
a
gang.
He
recalled
singing
jingles
with
the
'Tadap
Tadap' singer
before
they
made
their
transition
into
films
and
worked
together
on
innumerable
songs.
The
tabloid
quoted
Mahadevan
as
saying,
"More
than
that,
he
would
bring
a
lot
of
energy
into
the
studio
whenever
he
used
to
enter.
There
used
to
be
an
aura
of
positive
energy.
For
20-30
minutes,
he
would
faff
around,
and
then
chat
for
hours.
Months
back,
we
met
at
a
TV
show,
we
were
all
teasing
him
'You
are
like
Benjamin
Button,
because
you
are
ageing
in
reverse'!
He
was
looking
fabulous."
Calling
KK
a
family
man,
Shankar
recalled,
"He
used
to
talk
about
his
family,
take
off
on
long
holidays,
cut
off
from
the
world
Also,
he
was
not
bothered
about
social
media,
he
didn't
even
have
a
WhatsApp
number.
If
you
wanted
to
talk
to
him,
you
had
to
call
him
directly.
He
wasn't
worried
about
how
many
likes
his
songs
got."
When
pointed
out
that
despite
being
an
accomplished
artiste,
KK
didn't
received
many
awards,
the
singer
said,
"He
was
not
bothered
about
all
that.
He
just
enjoyed
what
he
was
doing.
He
was
only
choosy
about
his
concerts,
and
never
used
to
go
if
any
Tom,
Dick
and
Harry
called.
He
did
little
work."
Shankar
Mahadevan
was
one
of
the
few
celebrities
who
attended
KK's
funeral
in
Mumbai
on
June
2.