Sonu
Nigam
And
Wajid
Khan
Knew
Each
Other
Since
29
Years
Sonu
Nigam
wrote,
"I
have
known
Wajid
for
29
years.
When
I
first
came
to
Mumbai,
I
would
sit
outside
his
studio
while
he
would
be
inside
working
with
his
father.
We
bonded
over
our
love
for
music
and
musical
instruments.
He
used
to
joke,
'Sonu
bhai
ka
haath
harmonium
pe
dekh
ke
main
hil
gaya'
because
I
am
quick
with
the
keys."
Sonu
Recalls
His
First
Collaboration
With
Wajid
Khan
"Our
first
collaboration
was
in
1996
when
we
worked
on
the
remix
of
Yeh
kahan
aa
gaye
hum
[Silsila,
1981].
A
few
years
later,
T-Series
requested
me
to
cut
an
album.
Bhushan
[Kumar]
sent
me
some
songs
composed
by
Sajid-Wajid,
and
that
is
how
Deewana
was
born.
The
album
became
a
rage,
and
it
has
always
been
precious
to
the
three
of
us.
I
was
undoubtedly
their
favourite
singer
as
we
collaborated
on
several
songs,"
revealed
the
singer.
When
Sonu
Nigam
Took
An
Unwell
Wajid
Khan
On
A
Drive
"Last
year,
we
worked
on
a
romantic
duet
for
a
movie
that
was
eventually
postponed.
After
that,
Wajid
suddenly
fell
ill.
He
had
diabetes,
and
had
to
undergo
a
kidney
transplant.
I
would
often
visit
him.
One
day,
he
expressed
a
desire
to
go
out
as
he
had
been
indoors
for
long.
So,
I
took
him
on
a
drive.
Next
time,
I
took
him
home
and
we
sat
on
the
terrace,
sipping
chai.
He
kept
on
saying,
'Bhaijaan,
kitna
mazaa
aa
raha
hai.
I
am
stepping
out
after
so
long,"
recalled
Sonu
Nigam.
Sonu
Nigam
Opens
Up
About
His
Bond
With
Wajid
Khan
The
singer
said,
"We
were
like
brothers.
I
would
always
visit
their
home
during
Ramzan.
His
mother
would
say,
'Sonu
aa
raha
hai?
Let
me
make
haleem.' He
was
a
foodie
and
would
often
send
me
home-cooked
khichda.
Not
many
know
his
[then
to-be]
wife
and
he
had
abruptly
called
off
their
wedding,
days
before
the
celebration.
I
played
the
mediator
between
them."
Sonu
Nigam
Reveals
Wajid
Khan's
Health
Condition
Worsened
In
The
Last
Few
Months
"In
the
last
few
months,
his
condition
worsened.
I
was
in
touch
with
him
when
he
was
in
the
hospital.
It
was
heartbreaking
to
see
that
a
person
who
loved
music
couldn't
even
speak
as
a
tube
was
put
down
[his
windpipe].
So,
we
used
to
chat
over
WhatsApp.
I
texted
him
on
Eid,
but
he
did
not
reply.
Then
his
wife
informed
me
that
he
had
contracted
COVID-19.
In
five
days,
he
was
gone...," wrote
the
Kal
Ho
Naa
Ho
singer.
Sonu
Nigam
Says
Wajid
Khan
Didn't
Get
His
Due
He
further
added,
"He
was
immensely
talented.
Even
when
they
made
a
mastiwala
song
like
'Hud
hud
Dabangg',
it
was
classy.
They
did
legendary
work
in
such
a
short
time.
I
would
say
he
didn't
get
his
due.
Wajid
was
a
sensitive
soul
who
will
be
missed.
Of
the
songs
we
worked
on,
'Tumko
na
bhool
payenge'
was
my
favourite.
I
will
always
remember
him
by
that
song."