Last Update: February 21, 2023, 00:29 IST
National Award winning singer Sonu Nigam was attacked during his concert in Chembur.
As per reports, Sonu Nigam was rescued by his bodyguards after someone from the organiser’s team misbehaved with the singer’s manager Saira.
Sonu Nigam was admitted to the hospital after a scuffle allegedly broke out between the singer’s bodyguards and Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Faterpekar’s son and nephew, who allegedly wanted to click a selfie with the Padma Shri recipient. The incident took place when Sonu was performing at a music festival in Chembur, Mumbai.
If reports are to be believed, Sonu is safe, but his mentor Ghulam Mustafa Khan’s son and his close friend Rabbani Khan and his bodyguard have suffered some injuries. At present, he is undergoing treatment in the hospital.
According to police sources, the politician’s son and nephew tried to “forcibly” take selfies with Sonu, which led to an alleged scuffle between them and the singer’s bodyguards. Faterpekar was not present at the concert and was only the organizer of the Chembur festival. Where Sonu was invited.
It was a four-day long festival and Sonu Nigam was performing in the finale. It is a famous cultural festival where some other popular singers have performed in the past. There are also reports that someone from the organiser’s team allegedly tried to misbehave with Sonu’s manager Saira. Sonu Nigam has not lodged any complaint with the police till now.
Last year, Sonu Nigam was awarded the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind. Sonu has predominantly sung in Hindi and Kannada language films. He is also the recipient of several accolades including the National Film Award for the title track of the 2003 romantic film Kal Ho Naa Ho. Sonu’s popular songs include Kal Ho Naa Ho, Yeh Dil Deewana, Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin, Main Agar Kahun, Saathiya, Hans Mat Pagli, Do Pal and Sandesh Aate Hai among many others. He recently sang the title track of Kartik Aaryan starrer Shehzada.
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