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| At Loggerheads: Jagjit Singh and Adnan Sami |
Here's why Jagjit Singh has an axe to grind with Adnan Sami
Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who openly acknowledges Pakistan's Mehdi Hassan as his main inspiration, has raised a hornet's nest by declaring in an interview to a website that Adnan Sami can't sing and should pick up his bags and leave for Pakistan.
The Hindustani ghazal maestro is quoted as saying, "Woh (Adnan) to galti se singer ban gaya. He had come here to become an actor.
He can't even sing. People like him should be sent back to work there because they make money in India and send it to Pakistan."
Picking the enemy
A source from the music industry who knows both parties spills the beans behind Jagjit Singh's rancorous outburst. "It's not just the spirit of deshbhakti at work here.
There's more to Jagjit Saab's outburst against Adnan than patriotism. Recently, when Adnan was doing the score for Vikram Bhatt's 1920, he wanted all the stalwarts of the classical world to contribute a track.
He approached Jagjit Singh for a song. And he even had the tune ready. But a section of the film's production team vetoed Jagjit's presence in the album.
And Kailash Kher sang the song meant for Jagjit Singh. That's when Singh decided Adnan was the enemy."
Ho nahin sakta
Adnan Sami refutes the ghazal singer's outburst against him, "He's always been so sweet to me. Why would he say I came to India to become a actor? When I came here, I weighed three times more than what I am now.
Why would he accuse me of sending money to Pakistan? I earn and pay taxes in Mumbai, I can show you my PAN card."
However, he doesn't deny the incident during the recording of the 1920 songs. "I did approach Jagjit Saab for a song in 1920. He couldn't sing it for some reason.
So what? I refuse to believe he'd act so petty. Why would he make these uncharitable remarks against all Pakistani artistes?"
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