Abhijeet Bhattacharya said: “Gandhi is wrongly called the father of India. He was the driving force behind the existence of Pakistan.”
Abhijit Bhattacharya and Mahatma Gandhi
Playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, who has lent his voice to Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan’s film music, is back to what he does best: stirring up controversy. This time, the singer is in the spotlight for his comments about Mahatma Gandhi, known as one of the founders of Indian independence.
The singer told Shubhankar Mishra on his podcast, “Music composer RD Burman is greater than Mahatma Gandhi. Just like Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the nation, RD Burman is also the father of the nation in music.”
If that wasn’t enough, the singer went on to launch an even harsher attack on Gandhi, calling him the father of Pakistan. “Mahatma Gandhi was the father of Pakistan, not India. India already existed and Pakistan was later separated from India. Gandhi is wrongly called the father of India. He was the man behind the existence of Pakistan,” he added.
Abhijeet Bhattacharya was introduced in a Bengali film by RD Burman and sung a song with veteran singer Asha Bhosle. At the beginning of his career, he performed on stage as a singer with RD Burman. He has worked for Bollywood actors like Mithun Chakrabarty, Vijay Anand, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Akshaye Khanna, Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Devgan, Hrithik Roshan, etc. Sing.
Khiladi came on the scene in 1992, in which he sang songs like Waada Raha Sanam, Khud Ko Kya Samajhti Hai, Kya Khabar Thi Jaana composed by Jatin-Lalit, after which he launched many hit songs in the 90s.
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