Bollywood playback singer and composer Shaan lost his late father, whom he lost at 14, has been a huge influence in his life. The singer noted that his father was "extremely talented" and he is not "even two per cent of him".

"I lost my father at a very early age, I was just 14 and he was 43. He was a very unique person with a strong sense of integrity, which I imbibed," Shaan told IANS, while talking of his father, the late music director Manas Mukherjee.