AR Rahman started his career with filmmaker Mani Ratnam. The duo is back together again with ‘Guru’. Rahman says, “There is anticipation, both good and bad. Mani and I think alike as far as music goes. That’s how I ended up giving music to ‘Guru’. We were done with composing most of the songs even before he started shooting.”

Rahman has used Bappi Lahiri’s voice for the first time. “We were wondering whom to get to sing ‘Bolo Guru’ and then Gulzar suggested Bappida’s name. We were not sure if his voice would suit Abhishek. However, once we tried him, we liked the results.”

Interestingly, Rahman thinks another song that he himself has sung doesn’t suit Abhishek at all.

He says, “Every time I sing, I feel my voice doesn’t suit the actor. Earlier I had such apprehensions when I sang for Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Dil Se’. I had similar apprehensions while singing for Abhishek. Even after watching the song 20-30 times, I am still to be convinced. In fact, first time I watched it, it almost spooked me. Hope the audience doesn’t agree with me!”