Honey Singh collaborated with Shah Rukh Khan on Rohit Shetty's Chennai Express in 2013. The song Lungi Dance was written and composed by Honey Singh as a homage to Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. Chennai Express' soundtrack was composed by Vishal-Shekhar. Honey was commissioned by Shah Rukh to create a new song for the comedy. He was asked to make a song like his previous hit Angreji Beat, but he wanted to create something new. The singer-composer also appeared in the promotional song video with the film's leads, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
Honey shared that Lungi Dance almost didn't make it to the film. He admitted that he had always found it difficult to make music for Bollywood. When Shah Rukh asked him to make a song for Chennai Express, he initially told him that he wouldn't make a song like Angreji Beat but would create a song that has his vibe. Honey made Lungi Dance. But Shah Rukh did not like it and took three weeks to decide whether he wanted the song in the film or not.
Recently, Honey revealed that the song took three weeks to be approved for the film. And these factors are why he has cut down on composing songs for Bollywood films over the years. However, he composed the song Kudi Chamkeeli for the Akshay Kumar film, Selfiee. And he appeared in the song with Akshay and actor Diana Penty. He also released a new music album, Honey 3.0, this month, which has 10 tracks, with the song Naagan becoming the first single released.
Last month, the singer-composer also announced that there is a new Netflix documentary coming out on his life. The untitled film is produced by Sikhya Entertainment's Guneet Monga. Monga won the Oscar for the documentary short The Elephant Whisperers. Filmmaker Mozez Singh will be showing viewers a look into the singer-rapper's life. Honey will talk about his break from music when he was said to be battling mental health issues.
