Arijit Singh was acting at a live performance within the UK
New Delhi:
Common singer Arijit Singh refused to sing at a UK live performance a track he composed within the aftermath of the rape-murder of a health care provider in Kolkata. The track ‘Aar Kobe’ has emerged as an anthem of types amid huge protests over the physician’s rape-murder at RG Kar Medical School and Hospital final month.
Whereas on stage, somebody from the group requested Mr Singh to sing ‘Aar Kobe’. “This isn’t the place. Folks have not come right here to protest. They’ve come right here to take heed to me. That is my job. And what you’re saying is my coronary heart. This isn’t the precise time and place,” the singer is heard saying in a video that has emerged on social media.
“Should you actually really feel about it, go to Kolkata. Collect some individuals, a number of Bengalis are right here, go, on the road,” he added, earlier than returning to the ‘Ramta Jogi’ track from 1999 film Taal.
The singer paused once more and added, “That track (Aar Kobe) shouldn’t be monetised. It’ll by no means be monetised. Anyone can use it.”
Arijit Singh recorded the track, Aar Kobe, within the wake of the August 9 Kolkata rape-murder incident that has shaken the nation. Aar Kobe, which interprets to “if not now, then when” calls upon individuals to affix the struggle for girls’s security and dignity.
Inside three weeks of its launch, the Bengali track has already garnered greater than 2 hundreds of thousands views on YouTube.
“Let this track add to the refrain of dissent. Might or not it’s a voice of hope, a plea for justice, and a catalyst for change. Collectively, we will attempt to make sure that such tragedies by no means occur once more,” the singer’s official YouTube channel has mentioned in its descriptor for the track.
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