India, May 1 -- Abhijeet Bhattacharya has once again opened up about his strained relationship with Shah Rukh Khan, years after the two stopped collaborating professionally. The singer, whose voice became closely associated with Shah Rukh's on-screen persona through the 1990s and early 2000s, said their falling out stemmed from "ego" and "self-respect," while also admitting that the lack of an apology from the superstar deeply hurt him. (Also read: Pregnant Deepika joins Shah Rukh Khan for King shoot in Cape Town; leaked pics have fans in awe: A renaissance painting )

Speaking on a podcast to Nidhi Vasandani, "Shah Rukh Khan's ego and my self-respect are the reasons for the rift. Shah Rukh is younger than me, yet when Farah Khan's husban...