Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya Claims His Songs Are What Made Akshay Kumar A Star

Bollywood singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya is of the opinion that he should be credit for the success of actors Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty.

"I am made to sing only for the stars, not for the actors. There¡¯s Shah Rukh Khan on one side and there¡¯s Suniel Shetty on the other. Now, SRK is a star. He has a class when he speaks and Suniel has got this rough and tough appeal attached to him. I sang for both Suniel and SRK. All my songs picturized on both the actors were a hit," Abhijeet Bhattacharya says.

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In the same interview with India.com, the singer also maintained that he is responsible for making Akshay Kumar the star of India.

"My music made Akshay Kumar a star. When he was launched, he wasn¡¯t a star. He was earlier known as ¡®Gareebo Ka Mithun Chakraborty¡¯. Akshay became a star after Khiladi (1992 film for which Abhijeet had sung many popular songs including Waada Raha Sanam), and all his movies were titled as Khiladi later. My voice has suited them all. These are the actors who weren¡¯t stars before but my songs turned them into stars," he added.

Abhijeet Bhattacharya and Akshay Kumar / Twitter

Abhijeet was recently seen on an episode of Indian Idol 12. After his appearance, he was quick to slam the singing reality show for having inexperienced judges such as Himesh Reshammiya and Neha Kakkar.

"I told them (Indian Idol team), I am not asking for work, I am asking for what is rightfully mine. People work under me. I am the employer. They call people who've sung four songs in their life. You make those people judges who haven't served the music. They are only commercial. They've given hit songs, but they haven't given music anything," Abhijeet Bhattacharya said.

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Is an actor's success dependent on the singer singing their songs?