Mumbai Aug 11 (IANS) Egyptian singer Shaimaa Elshayeb who sang the track "Radha" in Arabic for the film "Jab Harry Met Sejal" says superstar Shah Rukh Khan is loved a lot in Egypt and thus she collaborated for the project.
On board with Sony Music India "Radha" was Shaimaa s first collaboration in the Indian market which she says "opened an international door" for her.
"This opportunity opened an international door for me and I want to do more Hindi duo s and concepts in the near future " Shaimaa told IANS in an email interaction.
Explaining how she got on board for the track which features Shah Rukh and Anushka Sharma Shaimaa said: "Sony Music India were scouting for an Middle Eastern talent to sing the Arabic version of the song Radha and they eventually discovered me through Dubai based A&R Consultant/Music Producer Richard Hussein who connected with my Producer Richard Elhaj."
"We all ideated through the collaboration and I found the project fascinating. We love Shah Rukh in Egypt and thought this would be a great collaboration to celebrate Shah Rukh s popularity in our region " she added.
"Jab Harry Met Sejal" revolves around how Sejal (Anushka) bumps into tour-guide Harry (Shah Rukh) and together they set off visiting the exact same spots that she and her family visited -- in the hope of finding her lost engagement ring.
The film released on August 4.
--IANS
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