Abhijeet Bhattacharya Says He Was Insulted After Winning Award For Yes Boss: 'Gaana Tumse Nahi Gavayenge'

Abhijeet Bhattacharya says he fell prey to industry politics.

Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya talked about his early career struggles and feeling humiliated by music directors. In an interview with Pinkvilla, he shared that they wouldn’t let him sing for Shah Rukh Khan films and even after winning an award for “Yes Boss,” many still refused to choose him for their tracks.

Abhijeet was asked if he’s faced criticism that felt insulting yet motivating. Speaking about industry politics, he said, “Mere saath bahut huya hai… jisme hota tha ki, music director ko jaise hi laga ke Shah Rukh Khan ki picture mil gayi… kitne bhi close ho mere woh music director, aisa lagta tha ki uska motive hi tha ke Abhijeet ko nahi gavaaunga (It has happened a lot with me. When music directors would get a Shah Rukh Khan film, they wouldn’t give me a chance to sing, no matter how close I was to them).”

Abhijeet also said that since winning his award, there weren’t many big blockbuster films or songs like Yes Boss, but his song stood out among hits. “Jabse mujhe award mila, aur koi film bahut badi blockbuster nahi thi Yes Boss, gaana bhi blockbuster nahi tha, lekin us time pe saare blockbusters ke beech mein ek non-blockbuster tha, Border, Pardes, Dil To Pagal Hai. Aur idhar mujhe mil gaya… Aur kitne music directors ko woh laga… uske baad dikha dikha ke mujhe woh bolte hain ke gaana tumse nahi gavayenge (When I won an award for my song in Yes Boss, mine was the only non-blockbuster song among all the blockbuster tracks from films like Border, Pardes and Dil To Pagal Hai… After that, many music directors would openly tell me that they won’t give their song to me).”

Yes Boss, a romantic comedy film from 1997 directed by Aziz Mirza, stars Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, and Aditya Pancholi. The music for the film was composed by Jatin–Lalit with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.