Musical
history
was
made
in
Miami
last
week
when
Abhishek
got
together
with
rapper
Wyclef
Jean
for
a
track
called
'Hollywood
Meets
Bollywood'
to
pay
a
tribute
to
Hindi
cinema
and
his
legendary
father
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Abhishek
sang
naughty
patriotic
words
like
"Main
yahan
ka
desi
don" and
"Khai
ke
banarsi
paan",
drawing
a
direct
and
delectable
reference
to
the
senior
Bachchan's
in
the
1978
hit
don.
On
March
29,
not
only
did
Wyclef
Jean
specially
ask
for
Abhishek
to
do
a
track,
he
also
flew
down
from
his
home
in
New
York
to
Miami
to
record
with
Abhishek
and
composer
Aadesh
Shrivastava
for
a
new
album
that
will
release
in
India
in
May.
Recounting
the
historical
collaboration
the
still-dazed
Aadesh
says,
"It
was
unbelievable.
Wyclef
and
I
were
discussing
a
track
where
we
needed
hiphop-rap
in
Hindi
by
an
Indian
star
,
when
Wyclef
suggested,
'How
about
Abheee-shake?'
Naturally
I
jumped
at
the
suggestion.
I've
recorded
many
songs
with
Amitji.
And
I've
been
waiting
for
the
right
opportunity
to
record
with
Junior
who
I
know
has
a
terrific
singing
voice."
Plans
were
immediately
concretized.
Since
Abhishek
was
working
within
a
very
tight
schedule
for
Karan
Johar's
Dostana
in
Miami,
there
was
no
choice
but
for
Aadesh
and
Wyclef
to
take
the
melody
mountain
to
Mohamed,
so
to
speak…er,
sing.
"They
became
musical
soul-mates
within
minutes.
Since
I
was
the
one
who
knew
both
of
them,
I
thought
I'd
have
to
play
intermediary.
There
was
instant
chemistry
between
Wyclef
and
Abhishek
in
Miami." Abhishek's
lyrics
for
this
sure-fire
chartbuster?
"Wyclef,
Aadesh
come
on
rock
this
party
shake
shake
/Main
yahan
ka
desi
don
sang
mere
ga
re//India
hamari
shaan/Khai
ke
banarsi
paan/Sang
mere
tu
ga
re."
The
song
was
recorded
the
entire
day
at
the
Setai
recording
studio
located
in
one
of
the
poshest
hotels
of
Miami.
"Abhishek,
Wyclef
and
I
had
a
ball
recording
the
song
till
2.30
in
the
morning.
And
then
would
you
believe
it,
Abhishek
headed
straight
for
the
shooting
of
Dostana
which
started
at
4
am," exclaims
Aadesh.
Wyclef
was
so
taken
up
with
his
self-selected
crooning
collaborator
that
at
the
end
of
the
day-long
jamming
session
he
had
only
one
thing
to
say.
Yehi
hai
right
choice,
AB
Baby
Story first published: Friday, April 11, 2008, 11:16 [IST]