Salim Merchant, Sonu Nigam And Shaan Celebrate 30 Years Of Friendship

MUMBAI-Composer-singer Salim Merchant celebrated 30 years of friendship with fellow musicians Sonu Nigam and Shaan, sharing a nostalgic post on social media to mark the milestone.

Salim shared a picture in a joint social media post with his brother and musical collaborator Sulaiman Merchant. The picture features Salim, Sulaiman, Sonu Nigam and Shaan, along with other musicians and industry friends, capturing their camaraderie over the years.

Salim wrote, “30 years of friendship. Through every high, every low, every laugh and every crazy moment… we’re still here, still together, still laughing like we’re 25. Here’s to three decades of friendship and to all the stories we’re yet to write. #30YearsOfFriendship #FriendsForLife #OldFriendsNewMemories”

Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have worked together on the music of more than 100 films, with credits including ‘Chak De! India’, ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, ‘Kurbaan’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Aaja Nachle’ and ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’.

Their collaborations with Sonu Nigam include popular songs such as ‘Ishq Hua’ from ‘Aaja Nachle’, ‘Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte’ from ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, ‘Shukran Allah’ from ‘Kurbaan’, ‘Rab Rakha’ from ‘Love Breakups Zindagi’ and ‘Kulfi’ from ‘102 Not Out’.

With Shaan, Salim-Sulaiman’s best-known collaborations include ‘Hey Shona’ from ‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’, which also featured Sunidhi Chauhan. (IANS)