In the initial stages, he was stuck with the image of a Rafi-sound-alike, but things changed after his "Dil Deewana" song in the film "Pardes" (1997).
In the initial stages, he was type-cast as a Rafi-sound-alike. The image was transformed after his brilliant rendition of "Dil Deewana" in the film "Pardes" (1997).