![]() ![]() Next time, I took him home and we sat on the terrace, sipping chai. One day, he expressed a desire to go out as he had been indoors for long. “He had diabetes, and had to undergo a kidney transplant. He said that the singer took ill last year. Sonu also opened up about the nature of Wajid’s illness. One of the highest selling non-film albums in India, Deewana included tracks such as Ab Mujhe Raat Din and Deewana Tera. The ‘90s was also the era of non-film music and Sajid-Wajid delivered one of the biggest hits of all time with Sonu Nigam, titled Deewana. He also recalled their first song together, a remix of Yeh kahan aa gaye hum they did in 1996. I will always remember him by that song.” Of the songs we worked on, Tumko na bhool payenge was my favourite. Wajid was a sensitive soul who will be missed. They did legendary work in such a short time. Even when they made a mastiwala song like Hud hud dabangg, it was classy. Writing in Mid Day, Sonu mentioned how Wajid never got his due. The singer incidentally was among the first to confirm his death. Singer Sonu Nigam, who had collaborated with music director Wajid Khan several times in the past, has spoken at length about the singer-composer on Monday. ![]()
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