Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; June 1, 2016)

Veteran politician Kapil Sibal who held several top portfolios during the Congress-led UPA regime wants his foray in films as a lyricist, with the Uttar Pradesh-based political drama, Shorgul, to be big. Mirror hears that the former Communications and IT minister was less than enthused with music director Lalit Pandit's composition of his song and has replaced him with sitar player Niladri Kumar, roping in Arijit Singh for playback.

"We wanted a qawwali for a sequence for which Kapil ji penned 'Tu Hi Tu'. But he felt Lalit's tune didn't do it justice. He was working with Niladri Kumar on a project for underprivileged girl children at the time and suggested that we bring him on board," confirms director Jitendra Tiwari. Sibal reportedly fell in love with one of Niladri's tunes.

"The romantic number is now called 'Tere Bina' and features Turkish supermodel Suha Gezen in an underwater scene," reveals the filmmaker. Meanwhile, three of Lalit's songs have been retained.

Shorgul features Jimmy Sheirgill, Ashutosh Rana and Sanjay Suri in lead roles.