There’s a timeless quality to Kishore Kumar’s voice. Over the years, we’ve heard the late singer’s classics, their remixes, and more recently, new hit songs reimagined in his voice. Now music producer Shamir Tandon has embarked on a new venture — in Ek Aur Baar Kishore Kumar, he has revived the legend’s original voice and paired it with contemporary singers. What inspired him to create this project? “His voice does not age,” he begins.

He observes that earlier tributes to Kumar often focused on imitation. That, he notes, doesn’t ever do justice to the magic of the original. “People have paid homage to him by trying to emulate him, as was done in the cover-version era with singers like Kumar Sanu and Abhijeet Bhattacharya. But the millennials and Gen Z kids want to hear the real voice.”