‘Sonu Nigam and Bhushan Kumar are like boyfriend and girlfriend’
In life, everything happens in its own time. I came to Mumbai in 2007, and filmmaker Sanjay Gupta gave me a break in his film Shootout at Lokhandwala,” says singer Mika Singh, who believes that the Bollywood music industry is a beautiful place and should not be disrespected.
After the recent vlog that singer Sonu Nigam released, accusing Bhushan Kumar of running a mafia in the music industry, Bollywood stands divided on this front. While some believe favouritism exists, others believe that everything works purely on merit. Singh says that in the recent years, he has seen so many new singers who have made a name for themselves.
“Sonu Nigam is saying he is not getting any songs but there are so many new singers who have gained immense popularity in the industry. There is Arijit Singh, Arman Malik, now of course, B Praak has made a name for himself. And apart from that, our singers from Punjab are continuing to do excellent work. Ab B Praak toh industry ke kisike bua ka beta nai hai. Bohot logon ka naam ho raha hai and un mein se kaafi logon ko Bhushan Kumar ne hi break diya hai,” says Singh.
And about the constant war that Nigam and Kumar seem to be entangled in, Singh says with a laugh, “Sonu Nigam ji and Bhushan Kumar are like boyfriend girlfriend or husband and wife. Whenever they fight, you should let them be. Sonu
Nigam ko banane wale bhi Gulshan Kumar the, so since then, they have a lovehate relationship and we should not get into it.”
While Singh says that Nigam is a legendary singer, he is of the opinion that Nigam is giving out a wrong message to the world about the music industry. “He shouldn’t give a wrong message to the world that Bollywood is ruled by mafias etc. We have got everything from this industry and this city, we must not diss it. Everyone needs a break, and after that, everything is based on talent. Every two years, I see a singer who becomes momentarily popular with millions of views and then disappears. But singers like Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Sonu Nigam have been singing for so many years.,” says Singh.