Rapper Badshah launches his latest Rajasthani Rap Song ‘Morni’ inspired by the original track sung by legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar ji in the film Lamhe, which was produced by Yash Raj Films. The remake has been released by Saregama.

The rap version of ‘Morni’ has been Composed by Badshah in collaboration with Hiten, and is sung by the singer Sharvi Yadav. The song also features ‘Asaka Kooda’ fame dancer Preethi Suresh, grooving to the song in traditional Rajasthani attire. The song was shot in Jodhpur and captures scenes of hunting while Badshah is seen swirling a rifle grooving in ecstasy.

Badshah throws light on how he shortlists talent for his videos, saying, “I pick the singers myself, if they come in my radar and I like their music, I reach out to them.”

Talking about how the song came into place, Badshah says, “The hero of the song is Sharvi. We were in Sri Lanka and Sharvi had sent me this song recorded in her voice on a click on a voice note. She has got a very powerful voice, and although she is cute looking, she’s like a chota packet main bada dhamaka.”

He adds, “After listening to her I had sent the recording to Hiten. Although I did not brief him on anything, he just came up with this beat and nailed it within half an hour.  Then, when we made the video we reached out to Preeti, who danced brilliantly and the song came in form. We are grateful that we got the permissions from Yash Raj Films and eventually Saregama decided to release it.”

When asked about how he has created all of his biggest songs in a span of half an hour, Is it true that, if it doesn't do right in the first go, it doesn't happen, to which Badshah replies, “It comes very naturally to me and I feel to finish the song in time so that I want to listen to it. That half an hour has taken a hard work of 10-15 years,”

Talking about composing the track Hiten says, “It's not easy to create music or impress him, since he’s very particular about what he wants in his tracks, but it just happened.”

Talking about how was the experience of shooting in Jodhpur, Badshah said, “The biggest heroes of the song are the people of Jodhpur, who gave us such a warm welcome and acceptance that they even made me wear a pagri after the song was shot.”

The launch also saw live performances of ‘Morni’ by Badshah, Sharvi and Preeti, while Badshah also danced with his fans and rapped with a Beet Boxer.

When asked about after trying Rajasthani Folk would try to explore a fusion with genres of music like Indian Classical in future, Badshah Says, “ Well although I sing Rap music, I belong to the world of music. Recently I got so touched listening to a Thumri sung by Sneha Shankar on Indian Idol, that I started crying.”