Bollywood
Mika Singh grieved for four days after leaving Daler Mehndi’s crew to pursue a solo career
Over the course of his two decades in the music industry, Mika Singh has made a name for himself. Over the years, the singer has had multiple chart-topping performances, both in films and as albums and singles. Mika’s own identity has become so strong that many people forget that he began his career under the supervision of his older brother, Daler Mehndi, a well-known singer in his own right. On the occasion of Mika’s 45th birthday on Friday, we revisit an interview with Daler in which he discussed how Mika’s decision to pursue a solo career left him upset.
Mika and Daler Mehndi featured on Salman Khan’s game show Dus Ka Dum as guests and participants in 2009. On the show, Salman inquired about Daler’s feelings about witnessing his younger brother achieve such success in his work. “I feel really pleased because Mika was very little, maybe 7 or 8 years old when he used to take a guitar and play several songs on it,” Daler said in Hindi. I used to look at him and be overjoyed, knowing in my heart that he would grow up to be someone extremely important. One day, he’ll create a name for himself.” Mika, apparently overcome with emotion, folded his hands in gratitude to his brother.
Mika began his career as a member of Daler’s crew in the early 1990s. Daler had already established himself as a successful Punjabi pop artist by that time, and by the mid-1990s, he was widely considered as one of the country’s most popular pop stars. Mika informed him at this point that he intended to leave his crew and pursue a solo career. When Mika branched off, Salman asked Daler if he was sad. “His first record was Saawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag,” Daler commented on Dus Ka Dum regarding this. I cried for four days while he was planning it. I sobbed a lot, sometimes in private and sometimes in public. I was sorry that he was divorcing me, but he explained that it was because of my ambition. As a result, I assisted him in establishing his first studio. But then it was up to him to put in the effort.”
Mika’s debut solo single, Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag, was a smash hit, paving the door for his first major album, Gabru, to be released in 2001. Gabru’s breakthrough led to a number of cinema songs, the first of which being Dil Mein Baji Guitar in the 2006 film Apna Sapna Money Money. He has a long list of hits under his belt, including Ganpat, Mauja Hi Mauja, Singh is King, Ibn-E-Batuta, Pyaar Ki Pungi, and Heer.
The musician will appear in the upcoming reality show Swayamvar: Mika Di Vohti, in which he will choose his life spouse from a pool of potential bachelorettes. The show, which is produced by SOL Productions, will launch on Star Bharat on June 19 and will air Monday through Friday at 8 p.m.
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Food blogger attacked by Swara Bhasker for boasting about being a vegetarian on Twitter: “Smug self-righteousness”
In response to food blogger Nalini Unagar’s “proud to be a vegetarian” tweet, actor Swara Bhasker attacked Unagar. On Sunday, Nalini posted a photo of her lunch at X. It included a paneer dish and fried rice.
What was said by the food blogger?
Nalini shared the picture and added, “I’m happy to be a vegetarian. There are no more tears, cruelty, or guilt on my platter.”
This is Swara’s response.
In response, Swara penned, “To be honest… I find vegetarians’ arrogant self-righteousness to be incomprehensible. Denying the calf its mother’s milk, forcing cows to become pregnant, ripping them from their calves, and taking their milk are the main components of your diet.”
Furthermore, she said, “You eat root vegetables? That eliminates the entire plant! Just because it’s Bakr Eid, don’t stress about virtue signalling (folded hands emojis). June 16–17 is when Bakr Eid, or Eid al-Adha, is observed.
Swara just had her Eid celebration.
A few months after celebrating Eid al-Fitr, Swara posted a tweet. She celebrated the occasion with her daughter Raabiyaa and spouse Fahad Ahmad. On her Instagram Stories, Swara posted snippets of her Eid festivities. Swara and Raabiyaa were shown in one of the stories pointing at the Eid ka Chaand. Another photo shows Swara, her daughter, and Fahad posing as a family. Fahad is Muslim, but Swara is Hindu.
When Swara discussed the cultures of her and Fahad
Swara performed a chhathi puja for Raabiyaa the previous year. She revealed tidbits from the festivities and reported discovering shared cultural experiences with Fahad’s family. “The child is a mish mash of the mish mash we are,” Swara had wrote. She therefore has 62.5% UP, 12.5% Bihar, and 25% Andhra. Furthermore, I support representation and am always up for a celebration! Furthermore, since our wedding, we’ve learned that Muslims and Hindus in North India have common cultural customs, which strengthens my conviction that, despite our variety, love and joy will always find a language.”
“Chhathhi, or the sixth day of a child’s birth, is celebrated throughout UP Bihar. Mom and kid dress in the colour of turmeric or haldi, and aunts or bua put kaajal on the child and parents to protect them from ‘nazar,’ or the evil eye! I’m performing a well-known “sohar”—celebration songs for new babies. Although sohars are often used to celebrate newborn boys, I customised it for a newborn girl—oh! And although sisters and aunts sing the sohars, mothers don’t, so I thought, “Why not?” Dholak aa gaya hai! Thank you to @manisha2967 for the Chhathhi lesson and the beautiful singing I was able to do, and to Bhanu ji @partapsinghb11 for the dholak that helped make my singing pleasant.
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