Mumbai, December 01, 2024.
Zeenat Aman and Feroz Khan’s chartbuster track “Laila O Laila” remains one of the most iconic songs in their illustrious careers. During her recent appearance on the singing reality show Indian Idol, Zeenat shared an intriguing anecdote about the song’s origins. Surprisingly, it was not originally shot for their 1980 blockbuster Qurbani but for an entirely different project.
In a clip shared by the official Instagram handle of Sony TV, Zeenat revealed to a contestant—who likely performed the timeless number—the story behind the song’s journey to Qurbani. She said, ‘When ‘Laila O Laila’ was picturised…it was the first shooting stint that I did with Feroz sahab and it wasn’t for the film Qurbani. It was for a film called Kasak. We shot for this song with a lot of love and hard work and passion. Later, Feroz Khan sahab decided that he doesn’t want to make that film (Kasak) and the whole song was lifted and used in Qurbani.”
