Sidharth Malhotra raps new age R&B song

Mumbai Aug 11 (IANS) Actor Sidharth Malhotra has made his debut as a rapper in "Bandook meri Laila" a "new age R&B song" from his forthcoming film "A Gentleman".

The song is sung by Ash King with Raftaar rapping along with Sidharth. Jigar Sarvaiya of the popular composer duo Sachin-Jigar said in a statement: "Yes it s true that Sidharth will be rapping for the song. It is what we call authentic rap like what Eminem does in the West and incidentally Eminem is Sidharth s favourite artiste." "It s a new age R&B song a first of its kind in Bollywood and is in complete sync with his in-film character. At first we weren t sure of whether this would work but the first scratch itself was a hit and we decided to go ahead." Sachin Sanghavi said it was his idea to get Sidharth to rap because he understands the genre of hip hop and rap to a great extent. "We discussed a lot about music in general in the studio and if given a chance once again we would love to collaborate with him again. He has a baritone voice which is hard to miss. We are very excited with the kind of music we have scored for A Gentleman . It s very experimental and diverse and we are touching upon every genre possible " he added. Sachin-Jigar are also composing for films like "Simran" and "Bhoomi". --IANS nn/rb/dg