Showing posts with label Nevaan Nigam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nevaan Nigam. Show all posts
I have bought equipment to set up my studio here in Dubai-Sonu Nigam
8:15 AM
Stranded overseas, Sonu Nigam sets up a makeshift studio in Dubai to continue making music
Upala KBR (MID-DAY; March 28, 2020)
Days after mid-day had reported that Sonu Nigam was forced to extend his stay in Dubai owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, the singer tells us that he has set up a makeshift studio at his residential area in UAE to continue working on his music. "I have bought equipment to set up my studio here in Dubai so that I can spend time immersed in music. I have also bought a piano to polish my skills," says the singer, adding that his family is staying indoors.
Unwilling to return to India "until all this subsides", Nigam kept his fans in the country entertained with a live concert recently. "I am glad that millions of people forgot the sadness brought to them by nature and felt a zest of positivity, owing to it." He was joined by son Nevaan. "He wasn't prepared, and was hence fumbling during the performance."
The Emrati government recently announced a three-day lockdown from March 26- 29 as part of a sterilisation campaign.
I have the guts to stand by what I believe in and will always do-Sonu Nigam
7:56 AM
Post Sonu Nigam's Mumbai press conference, where he shaved off his head, the singer spoke to Bombay Times, saying the decision was not taken in the heat of the moment...
Renuka Vyavahare (BOMBAY TIMES; April 20, 2017)
Sonu Nigam, who recently
sparked a debate for his tweets on places of worship using loudspeakers
for prayers, shaved his head on Wednesday in reaction to Syed Sha Atef
Ali Al Quaderi's (vice president, West Bengal Minority United Council)
fatwa to have his head shaved for a Rs 10 lakh reward.
Speaking to BT, Sonu clarified, “My intention is not to agitate, but what are we becoming as a society? On one hand, you say everyone has a right to an opinion and on the other, if you voice it, you are subjected to this. The right wing and left wing are fighting with each other and I am in the centre. I don't belong to either. It's unfair that you conveniently highlight a part of my tweet and make an issue out of it. Main sabke baare mein bol raha hoon. It's not about a particular religion. I spoke with complete dignity.“
Ask him why he had to fall for any kind of provocation and take this step and he answers, “Kab tak tolerate karte rahenge? Someone has to give it back. I don't have to prove to anyone about my secular state of mind.“
The singer's 10-year-old son Nevaan walks in as he speaks to us over the phone. Sonu consoles him saying that his new look is stylish and he shaved off his head because it's hot outside. He gets back to us saying, “My son is shocked to see his dad like this. He is not familiar with this kind of unrest and I regret he has to see this but he has to know what's happening around. What I did (shaved off my head) was not in the heat of the moment. I have the guts to stand by what I believe in and will always do. I am not scared as you are only scared when you don't know what you are saying.“
Since most of the A-listers in Bollywood have kept mum on the issue, we wondered if the singer is upset. Sounding nonchalant, he says, “I have a few good people around me but I don't really need anybody's support.“ To those who believe he is doing this for publicity, Sonu concludes, “It's okay. They have a right to have an opinion.“
Speaking to BT, Sonu clarified, “My intention is not to agitate, but what are we becoming as a society? On one hand, you say everyone has a right to an opinion and on the other, if you voice it, you are subjected to this. The right wing and left wing are fighting with each other and I am in the centre. I don't belong to either. It's unfair that you conveniently highlight a part of my tweet and make an issue out of it. Main sabke baare mein bol raha hoon. It's not about a particular religion. I spoke with complete dignity.“
Ask him why he had to fall for any kind of provocation and take this step and he answers, “Kab tak tolerate karte rahenge? Someone has to give it back. I don't have to prove to anyone about my secular state of mind.“
The singer's 10-year-old son Nevaan walks in as he speaks to us over the phone. Sonu consoles him saying that his new look is stylish and he shaved off his head because it's hot outside. He gets back to us saying, “My son is shocked to see his dad like this. He is not familiar with this kind of unrest and I regret he has to see this but he has to know what's happening around. What I did (shaved off my head) was not in the heat of the moment. I have the guts to stand by what I believe in and will always do. I am not scared as you are only scared when you don't know what you are saying.“
Since most of the A-listers in Bollywood have kept mum on the issue, we wondered if the singer is upset. Sounding nonchalant, he says, “I have a few good people around me but I don't really need anybody's support.“ To those who believe he is doing this for publicity, Sonu concludes, “It's okay. They have a right to have an opinion.“
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