Soon after singer Jaan Kumar Sanu announced a tribute song on late actor Sidharth Shukla and his rumoured girlfriend, actor-singer Shehnaaz Gill, he was trolled for disrespecting Shukla’s legacy. Responding to the same, Sanu says he is disheartened with the negative response to his song, Mera Tu.

“There is a lot of negativity on social media. I realised that people judge you no matter what, so it is better to just listen to your heart and do what you want to do. I am going to release my song and I hope that people like it,” he says.

Noting how the situation has become adverse for him as well as for Gill, who was also trolled for her tribute music video for Shukla, Sanu adds, “Fans have become very toxic. I read negative things being said about Shehnaaz also. People are targeting her as well, which is shocking. A lot of fans share video messages and dedicate songs to their idols. So why not question them? Just because someone is a public figure doesn’t mean you can question their intent.”

It has also been alleged that Sanu made the song a long time ago and was waiting to release it at the right time. “This song was made a week ago,” the singer clarifies, adding, “I got the track in my head, as a lot of Sidharth’s fans tag me in posts about us from our time on the reality show. I also revisited his and Shehnaaz’s moments and thought of paying tribute to such a beautiful relationship.”