Sonu Nigam’s questions on honor
Famous Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam is once again in the headlines. This time, he raised the question by taking a sarcasm on the list of Padma Samman 2205 and has gathered discussion. In fact, Sonu Nigam sings with diversity as much as he sings, they also raise questions with the same variety. Sometimes the loudspeaker from the loudspeaker to say that to be born in Pakistan, sometimes to shave your head on an issue; There are many such incidents when Sonu Nigam has surprised his loved ones in the country and abroad with his statements. Since Sonu Nigam is such a famous singer artist of the country that everything of his is often heard seriously. Now Sonu Nigam has questioned the neglect of the legendary playback singers of Hindi films. But there is also a different question about the timing of his questions.
Singer Sonu Nigam said that a legend singer like Mohammad Rafi was not given any respect ahead of Padma Shri, this is a gross neglect of his art. While there has been a demand for Bharat Ratna to Rafi Saheb for years. Even Kishore Kumar was neglected with Padma Samman. Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar’s singing have influenced and inspired all the singers inside and outside the film industry. Now it is difficult to be a singer like him. Neither is it, nor is it, nor heart touching voice. Sonu Nigam also said that Rafi, Kishore was a singer of the past, but why the artists who have contributed significantly in today’s singing like Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal have also been denied the award so far?
Alka Yagnik has been singing since 1980
Alka Yagnik, who belongs to the Gujarati family, has been singing in the film industry for almost four and a half decades. He inherited classical music education. In 1981, Amitabh Bachchan and Rakhi starrer Prakash Mehra’s film Lavaris was released. A song from this film became quite famous- What is your job in my limb… There were two versions of this song. One was sung by Amitabh Bachchan himself, the other version was filmed on Rakhi, which was given by Alka Yagnik. After this, Alka continued to sing continuously. For Madhuri Dixit in acid One two or three… Or for Aishwarya Rai in Taal film Match me beat for beat… He created a sensation by singing songs. Lata-Asha’s successor was called. In 2012, he along with Sonu Nigam for the literacy mission The sun of education… Was sung Alka has received the Filmfare Award twice in addition to the National Award.
Question of Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal
Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal are two such modern singing personalities of today who have established two different types of singing in the film industry. While Sunidhi Chauhan achieved the height of a rock star, Shreya Ghoshal gave a new tone to the classic in the lateral singing. Sunidhi Chauhan belongs to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, while Shreya Ghoshal from West Bengal. Just as Sunidhi, born in 1983, has been singing since childhood, in the same way, Shreya Ghoshal, born in 1984, has also been impressing music lovers with her melodious voice since a young age. Sunidhi Chauhan met Kalyanji-Anandji in collaboration with Tabassum. Sunidhi has made a special place in the industry by singing in all the films like Mast, Phij, Mission Kashmir, Dhoom, Bhoot, Munnabhai MBBS, Omkara, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Shreya Ghoshal is counted as a singer of versatility to date. His fame is not only in India but also outside India. Shreya Ghoshal has received the National Film Award five times while the Filmfare Award seven times. Like Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal first gained fame from the TV reality show. Shreya Barry Piya… Dola Re Dola… Shikni Chameli… Mohe Rang Do Lal… Magic is intoxicated… Like singing hundreds of songs, songs and music lovers have won the heart. Shreya is considered a singer to carry forward Lata Mangeshkar’s tradition. But neither Sunidhi nor Shreya have been able to get Padma Samman till now. It may be that in the future, the prestigious Padma Awards in the bag of all three singers. But so far, Sonu Nigam targeted due to not getting this honor.
Why Padma Samman 2025 on Sonu’s target?
Now the important question is, why has Sonu Nigam raised its serious question only after the announcement of the Padma Samman of 2025? What is the meaning of Sonu Nigam’s question? Do he say why Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan or Shreya Ghoshal have not yet been elected for the Best Civil Awards Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan or Padmavibhushan or they announced this year to the singers who have given this honor this year Have been targeted indirectly on them without naming them? Looking at this year’s list, before the Chhath festival in 2024, Bihar’s famous folk singer, Sharada Sinha, posthumously to Padma Vibhushan, in 2024, the late famous Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas was also posthumous Padma Bhushan and today’s popular Bollywood singer Arijit Singh besides musician Ricky Cage was announced to be honored with Padma Shri.
If we consider, all the singers who have been announced to give the best civilian honors to the singers have been registered by the Government of India. Folk singer Sharda Sinha has given fame to the customs, traditions, folk festival of Purvanchal around the world with her singing. Prepared an era. In the fame of Mahaparva Chhath, the songs of Sharda Sinha enhanced even more. He has also sung songs in films. The tradition of folk songs in Bihar was the last link. In view of his contribution, the Padma Bhushan Award has been given in the year 2017.
At the same time, Pankaj Udhas has achieved a new height of Ghazal singing with his melodious voice. He is also called Ghazal Emperor. In his ghazals, he had established such a world of words like Sur, Sura, Alcohol, Sundari, Maya, Maykhana, Mashuka, in which the listeners have been getting stunned. He enhanced the tradition of Ghazal and created an era. Apart from these, if we talk, Arijit Singh has become the beat of today’s youth. Today, Arijit Singh is the most popular singer in Bollywood. So Ricky Cage is a world famous musician. He has received the Grammy Award three times.
