Sonu Nigam Praise Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh recently said that you are his idol. How overwhelming is it to be idolised by so many artistes?

It was sweet of Arijit to say that. I remember meeting him for the first time on Fame Gurukul, where he was a contestant. When he saw me, he fell on the floor and had tears in his eyes. I've seen him as a teenager. It feels good when you are loved for your art. I'm happy that people have given me so much love. I also believe that you have to give respect to get respect. My juniors also know that I love them. I am not the kind of person who glorifies the past saying, humare zamaane mein aisa hota tha aur aaj aisa nahin hota (This used to happen at our time and this doesn't happen today). I am not from that school of thought. Arijit himself is such a versatile singer at the same time he knows how to keep himself exclusive