Singer Sonu Nigam opened up about his bond with composer Anu Malik in a recent interview and shared that initially he felt intimidated by his presence but he slowly learnt how to deal with it.
He also revealed that Anu Malik bullied him at times as he was older than him and had lot more experience.
Sonu added that Anu Malik has utilised his voice to the fullest.
Interestingly, both Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam were judges on the popular singing reality show Indian Idol, along with choreographer Farah Khan.
They also appeared together on The Kapil Sharma show.
Sonu and Anu's collaborations
Anu Malik had given Sonu Nigam the biggest break of his career through Refugee, where he recorded all the songs filmed on Abhishek Bachchan in Sonu Nigam’s voice.
They have since collaborated on a number of songs, which include Mere Rang Balle Balle from Soldier (1998), What Is Mobile Number from Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999), Tu Hawa Hai from Fiza (2000), Aate Jaate Jo Milta Hai from Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000), Milne Se Darta Hai Dil from Badal (2000), Chori Chori from Om Jai Jagadish (2002) and Sau Dard from Jaan-E-Mann (2006).
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