As Ganesh Chaturthi festival is round the corner, one of the most famous Siddhivinayak temples of Mumbai have approached Amitabh Bachchan to record a aarti in his voice. He will also be seen in an video directed by Shoojit Sircar which will be shot in the temple. Mr. Bachchan recorded the aarti at late singer Aadesh Shrivastav's studio as the duo shared a special bond.

According to a source Mr. Bachchan said, "The Siddhivinayak temple authorities requested me to sing it. I will also be going ahead with a CD recording to formally make my offering at the temple. Siddhivinayak is a revered Ganpati temple and since long, they wanted me to render the aarti, which I have finally done. The music is theirs, but the composition and rendering is mine. Whether they play it during aarti time is the temple authorities’ call, but it will be available on the Internet and CDs."

Deputy Executive officer of the Siddhivinayak temple Ravi Jadhav said, "There has been a plan to have Amitabh Bachchan record the aarti. But, in the temple, the aarti is always sung live."

Meanwhile, this is not the first time Amitabh has crooned for a devotional track. The star earlier has recorded an hanuman Chalisa in his own voice.