'Greetings audience.'
'Sony TV presents'
'at Mumbai's Film City, a celebration of the super hit
'musical duo who have mesmerised India'
'with their music, after fifty-five years'
'Shankar–Jaikishan Night.'
[song playing]
'Oh... Look who's here.'
'The ever-beautiful, nightingale voice,'
'Shreya Ghoshal.'
'And as we can see'
'the king of rap, 'It's your boy, Badshah.'
We also have yesterday's guest with us.
The magician of words,
Manoj Muntashir.
[retro music playing]
And today, it's a matter of pride for us,
that Mr Mukesh's son Mr Nitin Mukesh is with us
- for Shankar–Jaikishan night. - Wow.
[cheering and applauding]
Mr Nitin Mukesh, let's rightly begin today's Shankar–Jaikishan Night
with a few lines from you.
Audience, applause.
Keep the applause coming.
[singing]
Wow.
Thank you. Thank you, my dears.
I'm fortunate to be here this evening
and sit with such wonderful artists
on the stage
of Indian Idol.
And wonderful contestants.
God bless you.
May all of you win today.
[laughing]
[song playing]
This is love. Mr Pinky is back
to lift Chaitanya.
Oh, I see.
Is that a letter?
Is this Mr Vishu's message?
So sweet. Mr Vishu has sent a message.
We miss him a lot.
What has he written?
'Dear Adi.'
'How much money will you earn?'
'Have some control over your greed.'
'Chaitanya will do the anchoring,'
'you can sit on Pinky's lap.'
Oh, my God. What is this?
[shouting]
Come, Mr Pinky,
take me to a beautiful place
where no one will disturb us.
Coming up to show his talent for music
on Shankar–Jaikishan Night,
the one whose singing is amazing,
and anchoring is mind-blowing.
And that's me, Chaitanya Devadhe.
Fab!
[keyboard playing]
[singing]
That's great.
Amazing.
[singing]
[applauding and cheering]
[singing]
Wow.
[singing]
[harmonizing]
- That was great. - Wow.
Thank you so much.
- Once more! - Once more!
One was Mr Rafi's song,
and the other was Mr Kishore's song.
You maintained the originality in both the songs.
You sang very well.
You sang with a lot of feeling
and you were not at all nervous.
Why should you worry that your father did not praise you?
Mr Mukesh would never praise me.
I would feel bad.
But
he would quietly call my mother
and would tell her,
'Your son sang very well today.'
'I think the pension for my old age is confirmed.'
'He will earn his bread.'
Don't feel sad.
Your father will watch your performance today
and be overjoyed and proud of you.
- Thank you, sir. - God bless you. - This means a lot.
Chaitanya, you sang very well.
'Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana,'
this song has a certain joy and optimism in this song.
You portrayed that very well.
Although this song is not your style,
but you sang very well.
Thank you so much, ma'am.
Mr Badshah, one day the legendary lyricist
Mr Shailendra was with Mr S D Burman.
Mr Burman was eating betel leaves
and the betel leaves were making stains on his shirt.
After seeing this, Mr Shailendra said,
'Brother, a brand new line has come to my mind.'
- 'My lover is eating betel leaves.' - 'My lover is eating betel leaves.'
Wow.
'There are red drops'
'on the silk shirt.'
The line that was said in a joking way
was turned into a composition by Shankar-Jaikishan.
And the industry got its first 'paan' song.
Yes.
Coming up now, in the history of Indian Idol,
the first 'paanwala' singer.
Presenting the next singer for the Shankar-Jaikishan Night,
the Idol 'paanwala,' Subhajit Chakraborty.
Today, as we speak about Shankar-Jaikishan,
it's natural that we will think of Mr Mohammed Rafi.
There has been no artist like you after you,
Mr Mohammed Rafi, we miss you a lot.
Wow.
That era itself was such that,
every producer, director, music director
would have only one wish.
'I wish one song of my film'
'could be sung by Mr Rafi.'
[song playing]
People would wait for years for Mr Rafi.
Look at Shankar-Jaikishan's good luck.
The first day, the first film of their career,
the first song, the first recording,
and who was the singer in front of them?
Mr Mohammed Rafi. The great Mr Rafi.
[song playing]
We bring the masterstroke song
made by these three great people.
The song that splashed the screen with colours of countless emotions.
We are grateful to God
that he brought heavenly artists like Shankar-Jaikishan
and Mohammed Rafi, on this Earth.
Wow!
[humming]
[singing]
Wow.
Amazing.
[music playing]
That's great.
[keyboard playing]
[singing]
Wow.
Well done.
Amazing.
[applauding and cheering]
[music playing]
[singing]
How did he change his voice?
[chorus singing]
[singing]
[applauding and cheering]
[singing]
[applauding and cheering]
[applauding]
[song playing]
Wow... Subhajit.
How wonderful. What beautiful singing.
I'm telling you the truth.
Thank you so much, sir.
You sang so beautifully.
And the pitch on which
Ragini and the other children sang,
the 'alaap' by Ms Lata,
I think you matched the original song
as beautifully.
This song is from that era
when the recording was done live.
150 to 175 musicians would play the music together.
If one of them made a mistake,
then all the 150 musicians would have to play all over again.
I have heard that when this song was being recorded,
there wasn't so much place in the studio for so many musicians.
They had to break and remove
one of the partition walls,
to accommodate all
the musicians and singers so that they could sing this song.
That's when such a legendary song is made.
Well done, Babu.
Very good. God bless you.
I won't be able to speak. I'm still crying.
You sang so well, Subhajit.
He called you Babu, right? I'll call you Babu from today.
Mr Mukesh's voice has a simplicity and it directly touches your heart.
The same quality is there in your voice too.
And I was praying,
that you are able to fulfil the song at a high level.
And you sang better than that. Both songs.
You took my breath away with, 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen,' Subhajit.
You really took my breath away. I have just blessings for you.
You are one of the most shining stars to be made
in this country.
And this performance will always be remembered by people.
Forever.
People will come back again and again to listen to this.
And, my love, Ragini...
[applauding]
Subhajit, when you sang, 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen,'
I thought it was a recorded song that was being played.
I said, 'This is not possible.'
How well he changed his tone for both songs.
- That too... - Yes, exactly.
It's fabulous.
There is AI in his throat, I'm telling you.
- AI Subhajit? - Yes, he's AI Subhajit.
- AI Subhajit. - AI Subhajit.
Subhajit, by singing, 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen' today
you have won this competition and this season for me.
Subhajit, you made me cry so much today.
Don't I deserve a 'paan' and a kerchief?
Since we are celebrating
Shankar-Jaikishan Night today, we have a lot of their fans here.
The 'paan' is a little musical today.
- Oh, wow. - It's a small game. I'll ask the band members to play a tune.
The one who guesses the song will get a 'paan.'
- Oh. - First song.
[singing]
- Over. Give me the 'paan.' - I won this.
- I said it first. But fine, Mr Manoj... - What do you mean, 'I'?
You were not a part of the game. I said it first.
Mr Manoj, I'm your sister. We will share the 'paan.'
I'm forgetting all relations for a while.
Okay. Mr Manoj...
You've to sing the entire 'mukhda,' only then you'll get the 'paan.'
[cheering]
No... Okay.
I will share this with you.
- I don't know you. - Mr Manoj.
Come with me. We'll sing it together.
[singing]
A big round of applause for Mr Manoj.
Mr Manoj, I give that 'paan' to you with all my heart.
- Thank you. - Only one bite of that 'paan' is yours,
the rest is all mine.
Half.
The next song.
[romantic music playing]
[singing]
Wow! Thank you.
I will take this home.
The mother of my children, my wife,
- she enjoys eating 'paan' so much. - Oh! - Oh!
This 'paan' will go home with me.
God bless you!
- God bless you! - May God give
- a husband like that to everyone. - I know!
Last song.
[romantic music playing]
So, the two of you raised at the same time.
You will sing this song together on the count of three.
One, two, three, together!
[singing]
Superb! Go closer to them.
SG, our next singer,
Manasi has gotten into the awful habit of asking questions.
Yesterday, she asked the police,
'When you do a 'baton charge','
'do you charge it with a type C charger'
'or a type B charger?'
The other day, she saw a zebra and asked,
'Can we scan your body for a payment?'
This was too good.
The zebra couldn't say anything to Manasi.
But he kicked enough times
to injure Subhajit's QR code.
[laughing]
What?
So, again, after throwing her brother under the bus,
Manasi Ghosh, Idol's crazy girl,
will be here to make you sway
on the Shankar-Jaikishan night.
[theme music playing]
Shankar used to do menial jobs in Prithvi Studios in those days.
One day, he went to the Prithvi Theatre with Jaikishan
and introduced him to Prithviraj Kapoor.
He said, 'Papa ji, he plays the harmonium very well.'
'Listen to it and hire him if you like it.'
Prithviraj Kapoor agreed,
giving Shankar and Jaikishan their motive for life.
Superb!
Who would've thought that cinema's fate would change that day
and that this pair formed in Prithvi Theatre
would cause queues in theatres to hear the music they create?
[guitar playing]
[chorus singing]
[singing]
Wow!
[guitar playing]
[singing]
[chorus singing]
[singing]
Whoo!
Superb!
[audience cheering]
What do I say, Manasi? Electrifying!
- 'Ajeeb dastan' was in three steps, - Hmm.
the original, the OG,
and the groove and the string
changed at a point.
Yes!
I understood something good was coming up.
After that, Manasi's element was in it at the end.
It's good you kept it for the end because this song is special.
I like
that you didn't get carried away
and change your voice much. I love that about you.
You're a very intelligent singer.
You understood the emotions of the song
and performed it while enjoying it.
I absolutely loved this performance. What a tribute to
Mr Shankar and Mr Jaikishan. Wow!
Wow!
Manasi, you were brilliant!
You risked giving two original songs
your touch. Wow!
Fortunately, I have been
on several stage shows with Lata 'didi'.
She used to ask for our opinion
about what she should be singing. It was hard to choose
from her thousands of songs.
We would ask her to sing this song. Then, she'd say,
'I won't sing 'Ajeeb dastan' today. I sing it in every show.'
After singing a few songs,
the audience would start screaming
- for 'Ajeeb dastan'! - Requests.
In every program of hers,
from all the thousands of her songs,
'Ajeeb dastan' would always be there.
You sang that song in three stages
and gave your colour to it.
- It was simply marvellous. - Thank you, sir.
For 'Ajeeb dastan',
I expected flatbreads and got sushi instead.
I'll have to do it again.
But 'Tere mere pyar ke charche'
was quintessential, Manasi.
I loved it. I love it when you
- are yourself. - Yeah!
I can't get over this.
- What? - Flatbreads!
[laughing]
- Hungry? - I am hungry.
I love you.
I want to say that
- always be yourself. - Okay.
- Always, yes! - And forever!
Thank you, sir.
Breaking news! There has been
a fight between the brother and the sister.
- Adi, I am furious with her. - What are you saying?
You know she used to have fun
and spend so much time with me.
We would have fun.
[screaming]
Now, Sneha has become her best friend.
I see!
So, she doesn't give me any time.
- She has become too pricey. - Excuse me!
- Have they become besties? - Yes, ma'am.
The breaking news is that
the ones who used to be
a bit edgy towards each other have become besties.
- That's good news. Clap for them. - That's a good thing.
But, ma'am, that has distanced me.
What have I done? I give you time, as well.
- When do you? You don't. - She does?
I do give you time.
She claims to give me time.
- Let me show you proof. - Proof? - Yes.
- Oh! He has video evidence. - Take a look at that.
Oh!
What!
[whimsical music playing]
They're sleeping under one blanket.
You're sitting beside me. Look.
But you're not talking to me.
I always talk to you. Okay. I'm sorry. What do you want?
No apologies! I will punish you.
She used to gossip about people in front of me.
Now, do it before everyone.
No!
Gossip is between us. What's the need to say it here?
No, please!
- Sir, please! No! - Yes.
- It's not gossip. - I will ask her something.
You have to answer now.
Yes, good.
First question, who lies the most over here?
Ritika.
I have a reason.
She took God Ram's name immediately.
How can she be a liar?
Let me tell you why.
How can someone's singing and talking voice be so different?
Oh!
I've been talking like this since childhood. What can I do?
How can I change that?
What you think is your opinion.
What I think is my opinion.
That means what I think
is my opinion.
Sir, I don't think so.
- Okay, next question. - Yes.
Who over here pretends to be a fool to reap sweet fruits?
- Take a guess. - Even Badshah sir knows that.
I thought you were taking my name.
No.
- How would I know that? - You know it. Please say the name.
Er!
Myscmme!
Myscmme pretends to be a fool and reaps the sweet fruits.
There's one more and the most interesting one.
Who adds fuel to the fire here?
Correct, Shreya ma'am. That's you, Subhajit!
- Look. He has incited conflicts for me to handle. - No.
Yes, you are the one
who adds fuel to the fire.
I did this because of you.
I know who adds fuel to the fire.
- Who, sir? - Who, sir? - I believe it should be Chaitanya.
Woah!
- He agreed. - Absolutely! Chaitanya enjoys
all these mischiefs.
- We have constant eye contact. - Ma'am, since I came here,
I've not seen fuel.
[laughing]
- Subhajit, have you forgiven her? - A little. - Yes.
That was fun. The brother and sister's dispute was resolved.
At Shankar-Jaikishan night,
we present Ragini Shinde, the face of blessings.
Adi, she is Aunt Shailja.
- Namaste! - She messaged me on social media. - I see.
Hence, I invited her today.
Oh! That's great!
[audience cheering]
- Namaste! - Namaste! - Namaste!
I am Ragini's great fan.
The magic of her voice
has granted me this bonus life.
Oh!
I am a widow.
There's nobody in my family. Hence, I live in an old-age home.
I need dialysis regularly.
My leg was injured in an accident and has been like that for a year.
It isn't recovering.
[morose music playing]
Old-age homes have hard beds. We can't sleep well.
Since the day I've started listening to her,
my nights have become peaceful.
[audience cheering]
I am so glad to meet you.
We come here for music.
We don't realise how many lives
it is touching.
You coming here
and blessing her means a lot
to her and all of us.
Ragini, sing after seeking
- her blessings. - Yes.
[sentimental music playing]
So sweet!
We don't realise it. So many people love us.
We take it for granted at times.
I don't understand how children
can leave their parents in old-age homes.
[keyboard playing]
[singing]
Superb!
[singing]
[chorus singing]
[singing]
Superb!
[singing]
[audience cheering]
Ragini, I am so impressed.
At such a young age, you had
the courage to sing songs by two of the greatest singers
in our country.
When you sang Lata Didi's song, we caught a glimpse of her.
When you sang Asha Didi's song,
we caught a glimpse of her too.
And you absolutely
cracked the voice of 'Allah Meri Tauba.'
[singing]
That was incredible. God bless you.
I remember the tricky bits in these songs
because Asha's precision on those murkis is too good.
What is the vibe?
Those three points
need to hit like bullets.
That's when you really enjoy it. Uff!
What is the vibe?
[singing]
That's the vibe. So, always remember, Asha sets the standard,
and these are perfect examples.
Especially for your vocal quality,
this is gold. Keep up the great work.
I am always floored by Ragini's performances.
Thank you, ma'am.
The songs we've had on repeat for years,
ever wondered how long they took to create?
Weeks? Months?
Sometimes even years.
That's how long it might've taken,
if the composer had been someone else
instead of Shankar-Jaikishan..
But with these two together,
even the biggest hits were made in no time.
Randhir Kapoor met Jaikishan. for his debut film.
He said, 'I want a song with a waltz feel.'
Then he told him to start working on it
and left for home.
Half an hour later,
when Randhir Kapoor got home,
his house help told him,
'Jaikishan ji called twice.'
'It's urgent.'
When Randhir Kapoor called back,
Jaikishan said, 'The song's ready. Come and listen.'
Oh!
Just imagine,
he made the entire song in 30 minutes.
And it was so incredible,
it's still echoing in our homes.
'Bhanware Ki Gunjan Hai Mera Dil.'
Priyangshu, let's go!
Tonight, don't just sing, be the bee.
Wow!
[music playing]
[singing]
Woah!
[music playing]
[singing]
It has a good sound.
[applause]
Priyangshu, you're one of my favourites.
I'm rooting for you.
Because your voice has the power to shake the world.
But I feel like
Priyangshu's focus has been a bit off lately.
Get your focus right...
It's not that the song wasn't good.
But the magic that only Priyangshu can bring...
That was missing.
I want to see a change in the next episode.
Absolutely, ma'am.
Forget everything else now. Move him to a different room.
I know that's the only thing missing.
Once it's gone, all that will remain is your art.
- Sure, sir, next time... - All the best, Priyangshu.
Thank you so much, sir.
I think you sang beautifully.
- Stay happy! God bless you. - Thank you so much, sir. Thank you.
I just want to say one thing.
The era when Shankar-Jaikishan was composing music...
Back then, even big film stars,
the ones who had Golden Jubilee and Silver Jubilee films in their names,
Only charged fees in thousands. Not in lakhs.
But Shankar Jaikishan's fee
for a film...
Was one lakh rupees.
I didn't even know how many zeros
- are in one lakh. - Exactly!
And Shankar-Jaikishan did a film...
- 'Aarzoo.' - Wow!
Right? They say...
The fee for the film 'Aarzoo'
was 10 lakh rupees!
No one had even imagined it.
If you have the talent of Shankar-Jaikishan...
It doesn't matter who the star on screen is. You're the real superstar.
You mentioned 'Aarzoo...'
One of its songs... I actually sang it as a child. On television.
And it's such a beautiful song.
[singing]
You have to sing that part.
[singing]
Wow! Beautiful.
God bless you. Wow!
That note... Before you,
only one person, Lata Didi, could sing it.
That very note...
What she did with it... Wow.
I thought nobody can ever touch that.
But today, you did it justice.
God bless you.
Shreya is the Nightingale of Melody.
She has written history, and she will keep writing it.
History... That's my blessing for you today.
God bless you!
[theme music playing]
A pair made in Prithvi Theatre,
the one that had queues outside every single show.
Then, in 1971, it broke.
Jai Kishen said goodbye to the world.
And Shankar was left alone.
But on screen, Shankar never let himself be alone.
Sixteen years after Jai Kishen's passing...
He kept Jai Kishen's name alongside his own.
And the same 'Shankar-Jaikishan' lit up the silver screen.
Shakespeare once asked, 'What's in a name?'
Shankar showed it.
He told him his name held friendship,
it held a relation, it held memories.
Then, one day in 1987...
Shankar, too, went to meet his friend
with all these memories.
Funny how life works... The same Prithviraj Kapoor
who once saw Jai Kishen step into the film world,
was now watching
him leave from the window at the hospital.
The story came to an end.
It was so overwhelming that people started crying while clapping.
[applause]
[music playing]
[singing]
[applause]
Whenever I hear this song,
I feel like singing along.
That's when my red handkerchief comes out.
This is the final song of my show.
So I told Shreya...
Whether my mic is on or not,
I'll definitely join in
for the chorus at the end.
God bless. That was beautiful.
Thank you, sir.
You sang wonderfully.
'Ramaiya Vastavaiya' is such an iconic song.
It carries the scent of the soil.
It's simple. Mukesh ji and Lata ji have sung it beautifully.
And it's also Badshah ji's favourite song.
Ever since I sang it,
the song and I both went viral.
You both sang beautifully. You changed the whole vibe. Wow!
Thank you!
Thank you, Ritika. Thank you, Biswarup.
SG, people often comment on your posts,
'There's only one heart, how many times will you win it?'
If this line fits
any film, it's 'Sanam Teri Kasam.'
When the film was released in 2016, it won people's hearts.
And when it re-released in 2025,
it shattered every record.
Even with so many new films in theatres,
'Sanam Teri Kasam's' re-release
made 50 crores in its first week.
And very soon, it'll enter the 100 crore club
and set a new record.
To celebrate this milestone for Bollywood,
the writer-director duo
will be joining us.
So please welcome Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru.
[applause]
It is so nice that we are on the Indian Idol platform
and celebrating the success of
'Sanam Teri Kasam.' Besides that,
everybody here is a big family.
Aditya's song, directed by us, was our first pop song.
And our most favourite over there...
Our very first pop song together.
'Le ja, le ja re...'
Now, there's just one person left,
who is...
Sir, get a film made.
I have to tell you, when it comes to music videos,
you guys have defined the space.
Because of you all, we can dream bigger.
Watching your music videos,
we always thought...
'We'll never be able to pull off such a grand music video.'
Thank you so much for opening these doors.
Thank you very much. A big round of applause.
[song playing]
- We have one small request. - Yes.
We just wanted
- one young singer, Manushi... - Yes.
To sing a song from our film 'Tera Chehra...'
Awesome! A big round of applause for Manushi!
[music playing]
[singing]
[applause]
Absolutely fabulous!
- Too good! - That was incredible! In our album...
There's only Arijit's version. We've never done a female version...
But maybe in 'Sanam Teri Kasam 2'?
- Wow! - Yes! - Amazing! - Amazing!
Yes...
Congrats, Manushi!