The Vvaan producer shares moving tribute to Sharda Sinha after viral Chhath song

Filmmaker Arunabh Kumar remembered legendary folk singer Sharda Sinha on her birth anniversary, describing her voice as an essential part of The Vvaan: Force of the Forest. The filmmaker shared a heartfelt tribute to the late singer, whose iconic Chhath song features in the film.Sharing a video on Instagram, Arunabh wrote, “Bihar Kokila Padma Bhushan Sharda ji ko unke janmdin par hum sabki taraf se koti koti pranam.”He recalled working on the first draft of The Vvaan and discussing the visual treatment of the Chhath sequences with co-writer and filmmaker Dipak Kumar Mishra.“When I was writing the 1st draft of this film and me and DVD @anandeshwardwivedi were jamming on visuals of chhath, the one thing we had imagined since the beginning is that we have to have the voice of @shardasinha_official in the film as without her voice would have been incomplete,” he wrote. Arunabh also remembered hearing Sharda Sinha’s songs at home and said he had suggested her music to Ektaa Kapoor and Dipak Mishra, who readily agreed to include it in the film as a tribute to the singer.“I have heard my mother sing her song and I bounced her to @ektarkapoor & @deepakmishra18 who readily agreed to pay our tribute to the ‘voice of chhath’,” he added. The filmmaker thanked Sharda Sinha’s family for allowing her musical legacy to be part of The Vvaan.“I would like to thank her family Anshuman Bhaiya, Vandana Didi and Sanju bhai for extending this legacy for our film VVAAN here is to the immortal voice of Purvanchal,” Arunabh wrote.Sharda Sinha’s voice features in The VvaanThe Vvaan: Force of the Forest, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia, features Sharda Sinha’s beloved Chhath song Pahile Pahil Hum Kayin.Sinha’s music has long been associated with Chhath celebrations, particularly in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Her songs have also remained popular among communities living away from home, becoming closely linked with the festival over the years.In The Vvaan, her song plays during the Chhath celebrations as the characters return to their village of Devanchal. The sequence features the preparations and rituals surrounding the festival before the story takes a supernatural turn.The inclusion of Sinha’s voice has connected with several viewers, who have shared their reactions to the sequence on social media.Sharda Sinha, who was widely regarded as the ‘voice of Chhath’, died in November 2024 at the age of 72. Her music remains closely associated with Chhath celebrations.The inclusion of her voice in The Vvaan has also connected strongly with audiences in Bihar. The Chhath sequence featuring her song has prompted emotional reactions in theatres, with viewers singing along and celebrating the familiar voice during screenings.- Ends