Kunal Ganjawala shares rare photo featuring Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and RD Burman from 'Ek Din Bik Jayega' recording: Throwback

Playback singer Kunal Ganjawala recently took a nostalgic trip down memory lane. On Sunday, he shared an Instagram post dedicated to fellow playback singer Sushma Shreshta, also known as Poornima.

Check out the post here:


The first photo is a nostalgic throwback from the recording of Ek Din Bik Jayega, the classic song from Raj Kapoor's film Dharam Karam. It captures some of the biggest legends of Hindi film music—Raj Kapoor, S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman, music arranger Manohari Singh, actor Randhir Kapoor, and singer Sushma Shrestha (later known as Poornima).


He wrote, 'Happiest Birthday to my dearest Sushma Shreshta ( aka Poornima ) Didi this day and forever. Thank you for being God’s chosen fairy Godmother to me and for tirelessly taking me along with you to all the major film and advertising studios of the early 90’s and introducing me to all the biggest composers from Anand Milind ji , Mr Anu Malik , Mr Aadesh Srivastav , dearest Ranjit Barot , Louis Banks & Leslie Lewis to name a few thereby giving me an unbelievable opportunity in those times of struggle by endorsing your faith in my talent & my original voice quality which was my shortcomin as per those times ofcourse'.



He added, 'I cannot thank you enough ever for what you’ve done for me & what you’ve been to me & for single handedly bringing me into the professional arena didi cause coming with you meant i could be in those monitor rooms of the hallowed studios & take in all the vibe required for an enormous learning curve that it presented Film Centre , Bombay Lab , Mehboob Studios , Sunny Super Sound , Sahara Studios & Western Outdoor to name some where just getting inside the studio premise took a lifetime‼️'

'You’ve been source of confidence and support like no other in those times when no one knew me and music itself was a new chapter in my life,' he shared.

The singer went on to add, 'You gave me a place in your home when it was late to get back home i was given an equal place with your children like an older brother of theirs I can never repay you for what you’ve done for me & for your kindheartedness I stay eternally indebted.'



'Most importantly the display pic of of this post is from the iconic song recording of Ek Din Bik Jayega from the movie Dharam Karam made by Legendary Raj Kapoor ji and with him in the frame The Greatest SD Burman sahab , along with the Iconic RD Burman sahab & one of great musician and arranger Manohari Singh ji , chief engineer Kaushik Baba ji of Film centre at Tardeo and Randhir Kapoor ji along with Sushma didi ‼️ Legendary Mukesh’s absence from pic ? Didi pls fill us in onto that trivia. PS this also happens to be the first song i ever sang in my life on stage .. hows that?' he concluded.

In a 2023 interview with TOI, Kunal explained that just like instruments need tuning, singers today use technology like auto-tune to sound better. Earlier generations didn’t have this option, but now it’s easily available. He said instead of criticising it, people who don’t like auto-tune can simply make natural music and show it can still become popular. For him, it’s all about personal choice, and he doesn’t believe in judging anyone. He also shared that even Gulzar saab once admitted feeling pressure from producers after creating a hit song, and Kunal feels this pressure is even greater in today’s music scene.



From the 2004 Hindi superhit Bheege Hont Tere in Mukesh Bhatt’s Murder to the Kannada classic Onde Ondu Saari composed by Mano Murthy for the 2006 blockbuster Mungaru Male, Kunal Ganjawala has built an impressive list of chartbusters across different languages.