Overview of Kapil Sharma's show: a musical evening with Sameer and Kumar Sanu

This Saturday, the Kapil Sharma Show will host the famous Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu and the lyricist Sameer Anjaan. Interestingly, both of them hold documents for their work. While Sanu will reveal that he has lent his voice to over 20,000 songs, Sameer will add that he has written more than 3,500 songs and poems.

This will also come as a revelation for many, when Kapil Sharma will unveil their real names. Even though Sameer's real name is Shitala Pandey, Kumar Sanu's name is Kedarnath Bhattacharya.

Kumar Sanu was slapped by his father during his first stage performance

Kumar Sanu remembers his musical journey. Speaking of his first performance on stage, he will tell that it was on a railroad track, where he had to sing in front of a mafia gang. He will reveal that he only agreed to play because he was scared. But when his father, who was a fairly orthodox man, got to know him, he slapped him very hard. His father even tells him that he can never sing nor make money that way.

Mahesh Bhatt convinced Gulshan Kumar to produce Aashiqui

During a conversation with Kapil Sharma, Sameer will reveal that Gulshan Kumar did not want to produce Aashiqui and was more interested in only producing his music album. It was Sameer who asked Mahesh Bhatt to intervene while he had been finalized to direct the film. He will share with him that Mahesh Bhatt and he went to meet Gulshan Kumar in his office. There, Bhatt convinced Kumar that the film and the album will tell the story of his company. And the filmmaker also promised that if it did not work, he would never direct a film again. Gulshan Kumar has not only agreed to produce the film, but has also promised intensive marketing.

"Dekha Hai Pehli Baar" – Sameer's dedication to his wife

Sameer will continue by telling that he was inspired by his wife when he wrote "Dekha Hai Pehli Baar" for Saajan. Qualifying as one of his best songs, Sameer will share the fact that his wife refused to believe that he had dedicated the song to her. When he had told her about it, she had refuted it saying that he was perhaps one of the best lyricists but that he was a bad liar.

Why Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle Could not Sing With Kishore Kumar

While Kapil Sharma Would Be Recalling Kishore Kumar's musical journey, Sameer will reveal an interesting fact about the deceased singer. Sameer will share the fact that Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle would not be able to sing with Kishore Kumar because he was still making jokes during the pre-recording, which resulted in the loss of concentration of the sisters.