Kamal Haasan sings for Ilayaraja!

Kamal has sung a song for composing maestro Ilayaraja and that too at just half-an-hour's notice after the singer assigned the job of singing the intricate composition couldn't rise to the occasion.
Ilaiyaraaja immediately commanded his assistant to get Kamal Haasan on the phone. Within an hour, the actor reached the recording studio and the song was recorded in thirty minutes! The song is for the Pankaj Kapoor-starrer "Happi", which is a tribute to Charlie Chaplin and Kamal is a diehard Chaplin fan.
Director Bhavna Talwar said "It all happened in a flash. We were in Chennai to record this amazing composition titled 'Zindagi Dish' written by Jaideep Sahni. Raja sir (Ilayaraja) was not getting what he wanted. The singer, who was assigned to do the job, wasn't getting it right. Raja sir asked his assistant to contact Kamalji. Within no time Kamalji was in the studio. It took him half an hour to record the song."
When contacted, Kamal brushed off the feat as part of just another day's work. "My respect for certain people goes beyond the work place. Shivaji Ganesan, K. Balachander and Ilayaraja are to me, idols. And if they call, I run. As simple as that," said Kamal.