Amidst posting updates on the progress of his second solo album, English singer and songwriter treated Indian fans by posting a cover version of Kailash Kher’s Teri Deewani on his Instagram on Tuesday.
One of Kailash Kher’s most popular songs, Teri Deewani was first released in 2006 and Zayn, made the cover version of the song and posted on Instagram. This is not the first time that the former One Direction member has expressed his love for Bollywood films and songs.
Zayn had recently appeared on his first Indian magazine cover and spoke about his love for Indian movies and stars.
“My favourite Bollywood movie is a film called Kabhi Khushi Khabhie Gham. Probably just because it’s the film that I watched the most as a child. It’s got great music in it. It’s got great actors in it. It’s probably a toss-up between that film and a movie called Devdas,” he said. Zayn is of Pakistani heritage.
Zayn in the same interview said that his “favourite Bollywood song is from Dil Se. It’s like a scene on a train. The song is called Chaiyya Chaiyya.”
Recently, the 25-year-old singer has recorded his first Hindi song in Bollywood. The song is said to have an Arabian influence. He talked to a fashion magazine about his experience. He said, “It’s one of the first songs I’ve sung in full Hindi, so it’s going to be cool to see what the response is.”
Zayn also shared a throwback picture of his father posing with the legendary Dilip Kumar.