The actor has given playback to a song alongside musician Honey Singh in his next
Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 26, 2018)

Nikkhil Advani’s upcoming production, Bazaar, which marks the directorial debut of his long-time assistant and writer Gauravv K Chawla and the acting debut of the late actor Vinod Mehra’s son, Rohan, has another first up its sleeve. Mirror has learnt that Saif Ali Khan is turning rapper with a collaboration with composer-singer Honey Singh.

The duo is working together on a racy Punjabi-rock number composed by Singh, to which he will give playback with Khan. They have already had several discussion on the track. The film’s ensemble cast, including Chitrangda Singh and Radhika Apte, will feature in the music video which will be shot in Mumbai in May.

“Saif knows a lot about music since he has been playing the guitar for over two decades. He’s also performed at concerts, both internationally and in India, and is a huge fan of jazz, blues and rock ’n roll. He takes an active interest in the score of his films as well and was excited when Nikkhil and Gauravv sounded him out on a rap alongside Honey,” a source close to the development told Mirror.

For the Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK-directed 2014 romcom Happy Ending, the actor had made his onscreen musical debut, strummimng the guitar and singing a part of “Khamma Ghani” with Papon.

Bazaar is set against the backdrop of the stock market and features Saif as the streetsmart businessman Nawaab. The film also features Atul Kulkarni and Anupriya Goenka in significant roles. Amaal Mallik and Tanishk Bagchi have composed the film’s soundtrack.