R ENOWNED singer Sukhwinder Singh made an interesting revelation during an episode of the singing reality show, Indian Idol. He revealed that he was never meant to sing the famous track Beedi Jalaile from Omkara. Sharing how his small part in the song became one of the most successful duets, Sukhwinder said, "Main iss gaane ka hissa hi nahi tha pehele. Main gaya tha ye 'Dham dham dharam dharaiya re, sab se bade ladaiya re, Omkara hey Omkara' gaane. (I was not a part of this song initially. I went to sing 'Dham dham dharam dharaiya re, sab se bade ladaiya re, Omkara hey Omkara)." However, what happened next took the song to a different level. Sharing the incident in his own words, he recalled, "Gulzar sahab ne Vishal ji ko kaha ki, isko ek line de do, mere khayal se bass itna hi kafi hai, 'Naa ghilaaf, Naa lihaaf, Thandi hawa bhi khilaf Sasuri' bass phir vapis ek line aur 'Itni sardi hai kisi ka lihaaf lei lay, Jaa padosi ke chulhe se aag lei lay,' ye hai unke aur pass mai take bass, abb unhone kha ek kaam karo pura hi gaana ga do, to aise duet ban gaya. (Gulzar sahab asked Vishal to give me one line in the song, he thought that’s probably enough, 'Naa ghilaaf, Naa lihaaf, Thandi hawa bhi khilaf Sasuri'. Then they added, 'Itni sardi hai kisi ka lihaaf lei lay, Jaa padosi ke chulhe se aag lei lay,' Then he finally said, "Do one thing, just sing the whole song". and that’s how this duet was made.)" Moved by this, singer Shreya Ghoshal, one of the judges on the show, shared, "Sukhi ji ki awaz mai ibbadat hai voh jab gaate hai ishwar ke liye gaate hain bass. (There is devotion in Sukhi ji's voice; when he sings, he only sings for God.)" Indian Idol airs every Saturday and Sunday on Sony TVand also streams on SonyLIV.