The
indomitable
energy
of
Amitabh
Bachchan
is
something
on
which
folk
tales
can
be
made.
Before
rushing
off
to
Gujarat
to
promote
tourism,
Big
B
quietly
pulled
off
a
new
singing
coup
by
rendering
flawlessly
a
pure
classical
song.
This
is
the
first
pure
raga-based
song
for
the
self-proclaimed
amateur
singer,
who
has
crooned
everything
from
love
ballads
to
folk
songs
to
children's
ditties.
The
song
'dhara
gagan
chahe'
was
composed
by
Aadesh
Shrivastava
in
raga
Basant,
a
complex
intricate
and
high-pitched
tune
that
Aadesh
thought
might
be
tough
on
the
67-year
old
actor.
"But
he
just
sailed
through
it,
after
just
a
couple
of
rehearsals.
This
is
his
first
pure
raga-based
song
and
I
was
apprehensive
of
what
he
would
say.
But
he
just
took
it
up."
After
many
hours
of
exhausting
recording,
Big
B
still
had
the
energy
to
rush
home
and
return
for
a
photo-shoot.
He
apparently
told
the
composer,
"Let
me
get
into
my
coolest
togs
before
we
do
the
photo-shoot".
Says
Aadesh,
"His
energy
level
is
inspiring.
I
must
admit
I
made
the
raga
mass-friendly
for
Amitji
just
as
I've
done
for
Ranbir's
song
'more
piya
mose'
in
Raajneeti.
But
still
raga
Basant
isn't
easy
for
even
seasoned
classical
vocalists".
Apparently
Ranbir
Kapoor
has
begged
off
hastily
when
it
was
suggested
that
he
sing
'more
piya
mose'
in
Raajneeti
although
the
raga-driven
composition
had
been
toned
down
to
the
extent
of
being
easy
on
the
lips.
Finally
Aadesh
had
to
sing
the
Ranbir
track
himself.