Shaan labels Kishore Kumar’s AI-generated ‘Saiyaara’ version ‘unfair,’ urges fans to avoid AI recreated songs of veteran singers

Shaan has voiced his strong opposition to the growing practice of using artificial intelligence to create songs that mimic the voices of famous singers. Known as AI Voice Cloning, this technology was recently used to replicate Kishore Kumar’s voice for the title track of the film Saiyaara. The AI-generated version gained widespread popularity, attracting almost as many views and listens as the original song.


Condemning the use of AI for late artists’ Kishore Kumar voices

The singer condemned the trend of using AI technology to recreate the voices of deceased artists for new song covers, describing it as a "cruel" and inappropriate way to honor their memory. Speaking to ANI, Shaan said, “I find this AI very cruel when they try to produce songs like 'Yeh gaana agar Kishore da gaate, yeh gaana agar Mohammed Rafi gaate. What they sang in the 40s, what they sang in the 60s, and what they sang in the 80s were very different. So if they were singing today, it would again be very different."



Concerns over audience perception of AI versions

Talking specifically about ‘Saiyaara’, he argued, “The audience is so silly, they're even comparing it with them. I'm just saying they shouldn't do this AI. But the new generation has heard Kishore Kumar's voice in 'Saiyaara' or some other thing. That is not fair, man. They should hear his songs that he has sung in his time, which came out of his throat, came out of his sensibilities. Yes. Do not listen to this.”


Shaan’s frustration over misuse of AI technology

Shaan didn’t hold back his frustration, stating, "It is wrong that you make that song sound like they would sing it like that. Not necessary. You can't AI a person whose singing has been so dynamic. So it's wrong that you take the tone of any four songs and make tons of tracks and covers with that."


Record-breaking ‘Saiyaara’ title track details

The title track from the film ‘Saiyaara’, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, set several records. The vocals were provided by Faheem Abdullah, with music composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Faheem Abdullah, and Arslan Nizami, and lyrics written by Irshad Kamil.

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