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Originally posted by: shal1983

When I listen to news like this I have only one question- who the hell are these stupid journalists who call such iconic singers berozgar? They themselves are unemployed and that's why they pass judgements like this on other accomplished people. Udit Narayan is a national award winner three times. He is also a Padma Shri. He has accomplished more than most people put together. He came from a very humble background and made a name for himself. In fact he is the only singer to have won a Filmfare award in three different decades. He is old now so obviously he is retired.. but that really doesn't give a right to these people to call him names and bring down his level in this way.. sad that today anything and everything is news and we have really forgotten how to show respect to real talent!! 😭

Sonu Nigam's degeneration from lead singer to chorus of Twitter trolls is a travesty of his talent
Firstpost May 25, 2017 11:27 IST

By Sandipan Sharma

Sonu Nigam took the right decision by quitting Twitter. If his recent words and deeds are an indication, he really needs to declutter his mind and concentrate on singing. It is high time he remembered what Gulzar once wrote and Lata Mangeshkar famously sang: 'Meri aawaz hi pehchan hai, gar yaad rahe.'

Sonu Nigam. Image courtesy News 18
Sonu Nigam. Image courtesy News 18

Sonu Nigam decides to quit Twitter and explains why in 24 tweets: 'Need to de-clutter'

Truth is, once upon a time Sonu was a good singer. His voice, a throwback to the silken singing of Mohammed Rafi, whose songs he rendered in many cover versions for Gulshan Kumar, had the melancholy melody of a ruminating adult and the zest and liveliness of carefree youth.

There was a time when you could fall in love with the soulful, languid grace of 'Bas Mujhe Raat Din, Bas Mujhe Chahti Ho, (Sangharsh)' and simultaneously feel the high-octane energy of 'Ye Dil (Pardes)'. With his range of vocals, soothing voice and amazing talent, Sonu seemed destined for greatness. But, one fine day, he disappeared from the stage.

A few days ago, he made a surprise comeback with a duet with Parineeti Chopra for Meri Pyaari Bindu. If you follow music, if you remember Sonu's best songs, you just need to hear 'Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahi' to realise how far he has fallen from his peak. Frankly, Parineeti's voice sounds much better and Sonu just doesn't sound like himself.

It is a mystery why Sonu disappeared from the industry, became under-employed and out of favour. Perhaps he was overtaken by better singers he once judged at contests, or maybe he lost the purity of his voice.


When great singers perform, they give their soul to a song. They add their joy, pain, emotional highs and lows to separate a great song from a mechanical rendition. Sonu did all this once; now he sounds dull and monotonous.

Only Sonu knows how this has happened. Once he was a champion of liberal values, a gentleman who stood up for women's rights and dignity. Now he stands shoulder to shoulder with another out-of-work singer who perhaps needs professional help to get over his manic rage, misogyny and stop his imminent decline into self-consuming hatred, frustration and a rabid need for recognition.

Unlike Abhijeet, who growls on Twitter and cries in police stations when arrested for online abuse before facing the embarrassment of getting bailed out by his own son, Sonu still has hope. Though he has somehow been sucked into the maelstrom of online jingoism, bigotry and become a caricature of what he himself once despised the rabid right-winger with hatred for women his Twitter history suggests he still has the ability to introspect and do the right thing occasionally.

In the past, he has come to the defence of women who were abused by trolls, stood up for the dignity of women and expressed his outrage over rapes and molestations. His shocking defence of Abhijeet, who called former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid a sex worker, is hopefully just a temporary volte-face, something that he may regret the morning after at the dawn of sobriety. Hopefully, it just reflects some temporary turmoil in his mind.

An actor without a role and a singer without a song are pitiable. It is easy to understand their pain when the arc lights fade, the applause disappears and their past turns into a prison. In their quest for recognition, yearning for a captive audience, they end up making a fool of themselves, mistaking the jeers for cheers, convincing themselves that any attention is better than no attention, finding solace in cheerleading abusive trolls instead of being the lead singer of a memorable song.

Sonu Nigam should remember the degeneration of a lead singer of many memorable songs into a part of a chorus of Twitter trolls and online abusers is a travesty of his own talent.

Leaving behind a shouting army of "6.5 million" followers is the best thing he may have done in years. If he declutters his mind, who knows he may return with a melody that could earn him many million admirers.

I have no idea how to post web articles so have copied and pasted it but really you tell me.. do you think this guy deserves this kind of journalism???

^^ The writer is making it sound worse than the situation actually is. Sonu is far from over.

Lol sonu didn't supported abhijeet he left Twitter because he think banning abhijeet acoount is one side sham . because he was facing mother sister abuses since loudspeakers controversy from twitter users according to him twitter become a gutter. Mana ki hum yaar is not sonu fault it's music director who asked to sing on different scales

Originally posted by: iambest

i am waiting for arijit singh to get berozgar soon because these days popular singers life time is less than what it used to be than i will see what they will do with superstar heartthrob singer of current time as they are praising him like a boss and degrading senior singers who in the peak were larger than life compare to singers of today ...they are degrading seniors with the word berozgar or unemployed ...

why u want arijit to be berozgar ?? just coz u don't like him ?? he is ruling the industry for 5 yrs...and will do in future also..
he is the best

Originally posted by: HitchHiker_

^^ The writer is making it sound worse than the situation actually is. Sonu is far from over.

My point is.. even if Sonu is over hasn't he done enough and accomplished enough in his life to safely retire without this kind of stupid ridicule that he is getting from nobodies. So he sounds bad in this one song - so did Lataji in her later years. Does that detract from all that she has achieved. Did Alka Yagnik make Lataji berozgar. Har insaan ka time ata hain. But if you really ask me.. sonu has been ruling the music industry for the last 20 odd years. Even now.. nobody can sing live like him. His songs always give you a different kind of feel. His voice always elevates a simple song to the next level. Woh kis scale se gaana shuru karta hain.. most log wahan pe khatam karte hain!! Isn't this a testament to his immense talent that when singer 1 is compared to singer 2.. singer 1 is always sonu. Singer 2 changes. Initially it was Kumar Sanu and Udit ji, then it was kk and Shaan then it was Mohit Chauhan and benny Dayal, now it's arijit. But Sonu is considered to be a benchmark for all singers.

Originally posted by: iambest

Lol sonu didn't supported abhijeet he left Twitter because he think banning abhijeet acoount is one side sham . because he was facing mother sister abuses since loudspeakers controversy from twitter users according to him twitter become a gutter. Mana ki hum yaar is not sonu fault it's music director who asked to sing on different scales

This is understood by people who have some brains. But how to actually argue with complete morons like the above mentioned journalist??

Everyone becomes unemployed at one point of time. That's why there is concept of savings and retirement plans.

BTW - I don't agree with the news, just saw Sanu J and Alka J concert month or two ago, there was good crowd and tickets were not cheap my friend.

Originally posted by: joy_of_creation

I really miss Alka Yagnik, she have the best voice ever, wonder why she is not getting any work now.