composer: Amaal Mallik: revealed the reason behind Salman Khan:The decision to record his version of ‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’ for the 2015 film ‘Hero’, starring Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty:.
Amaal Mallik recalls why Salman Khan decided to sing for ‘Hero’
In a conversation with Mashable India, Amaal recalled that the original track, sung by his brother Armaan Malik, had already become a huge hit when it dropped alongside the film’s trailer. But as the film’s release neared, Salman, who also co-produced ‘Hero’ with Subhash Ghai, chose to record a version of the song himself. Amaal shared, “The trailer came out with Armaan’s voice, and the song became a blockbuster. But when the film released, there was a lot of negativity around it. Salman sir said, ‘I have to do something to remove the negativity and focus on me, not Sooraj and Athiya.’ He was always that kind of person. He took the bullet himself. He said, ‘I will go and sing the song. It has to be the end-credit track because I introduced them, and I’m also a hero. I’m a hero, so I’ll sing it.’ Then he said, ‘Let’s dub my version and see how it turns out.'”
Amaal Mallik on Salman Khan says he is “not a singer”
Amaal added that Salman never considered himself a singer but still chose the responsibility of recording the track himself. “He would tell me, ‘I’m not a singer. You decide.’ But he had to take that call, and it turned out to be the right one. “
Amaal Mallik in the long process of recording in eight locations
Amaal shared that the recording of Salman’s version turned out to be a long process spread over several locations. He revealed, “The first session was at Himesh Reshammiya’s studio, where we dubbed for three hours. The second was at Yash Raj Studios, the third at his farmhouse, the fourth at the film set. In total, we dubbed the song at eight different locations.” Sticking to the same microphone throughout, he added, “When you sing with different microphones, your voice changes. We were lucky because we used the same microphone every time. “
About the two versions of ‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’
‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’, composed by Amaal Mallik with lyrics by Kumaar, has arrived in two official versions. The music video for Salman’s rendition shows the actor recording the track inside the studio.