Sajid Khan says life, work dedicated to brother Wajid
This year has been a difficult one for music composer Sajid Khan, who lost his younger brother Wajid Khan on June 1. Wajid, of the composer duo Sajidwajid, was an integral part of Sajid’s personal as well as professional life. Naturally, it was very difficult for Sajid to come to terms with Wajid’s demise. “My entire life and all my work from now on is only dedicated to my brother. Even now, when I compose a song, unn gaano mein kuch aise sur lag jaate hai which was always Wajid’s favourite. Automatically the entire song becomes very different and suddenly,
I realise ki yeh sur toh Wajid lagata tha, and it comes out of me automatically,” says Sajid.
Expressing the immense grief he feels over the passing of his brother, Sajid says, “Main itne aansu baha chuka hoon ki meri aankhein chalni hogayi hai. My being alone is his memory... I am living that memory with him. All my work is thanks to him... everything that he taught me and incorporated in me are manifesting themselves automatically in my newer compositions. So, I am very
thankful to the Almighty that I am still able to make music without Wajid by my side,” shares Sajid, adding, “I was really scared about what would I do without him, but whenever I am alone, I call out to him and ask him to come give me a hug. I still Whatsapp him and send messages to him.”
The composer released a new song on Independence Day and dedicated it to his brother. “I made this song for my family and Wajid had told me it is a family song but it will work very well in the context of our country as well. And that’s why we decided to release it for Independence Day,” he says. And the song was finally done over phone and video calls. “When I was discussing this song with Kunal Verma, he came up with beautiful lyrics and we felt we needed a mesmerising voice for it. That’s when we thought of Mohit Chauhan. He agreed to do this song over just a call even though he is out of town. A lot of hearts are crying right now in our country, we decided acknowledge those feelings on this Independence Day,” adds Sajid.