Singer-turned-Union minister Babul Supriyo says Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s voice in a song that features in Bollywood film Welcome To New York, must be removed and dubbed by someone else.
Actor Salman Khan reportedly got Arijit Singh’s voice replaced in Tiger Zinda Hai, and is said to have done it again for Welcome To New York.
“If that’s true, I would request the makers of the film to remove Rahat’s voice and get someone else to dub it. I am also not sure why Atif Aslam got to sing Dil Diya Gallan when for sure our very own Arijit could have done a much better job,” Supriyo said.
Supriyo’s comments come at a time when tensions on the India-Pakistan border have escalated.
He, however, clarified that India has no problems with either Aslam or Khan.
“Atif as an artist sounds great in Dil Diya Gallan and Rahat is a great singer too. But it’s important to clarify that our problem is not with the artists... It’s not a political stand but probably the families who have lost their sons, brothers, fathers would feel a lot better should the entire country show solidarity in any manner possible,” he added.
