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Pak singer Atif Aslam faces backlash for singing Indian song in US
Published : Aug 11, 2018, 12:50 pm IST
Updated : Aug 11, 2018, 12:50 pm IST
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Pakistan's singing sensation Atif Aslam
Pakistan's singing sensation Atif Aslam

Pakistan's singing sensation Atif Aslam was trolled on social media and also criticized by the country's mainstream media for singing...

Pakistan's singing sensation Atif Aslam was trolled on social media and also criticized by the country's mainstream media for singing a popular Bollywood song at a Pakistan Independence Day function in New York. Atif, who has lent his voice to many Bollywood songs, sang 'Tera Hone Laga Hoon' from the 2009 film "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani" at the function earlier this month. The performance prompted many of his fans back home to question his patriotism and also hit out at him.

Atif Aslam faces backlash for singing Indian song in USAtif Aslam faces backlash for singing Indian song in US

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"Zero respect for Atif Aslam!" wrote a twitter user. "Boycott Atif Aslam itsaadee Ap Ne Dil Tor diya #boycottAtifAslam #AtifAslam," wrote another user. After the much-heated debate on Twitter, the 35-year-old singer responded to the uproar in a long Instagram post, saying that hopefully things will change in a "Naya" (new) Pakistan. "Simply love my haters. Undoubtedly, Allah is the only one who can make someone worthy of respect or not.

Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat AliPakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali

The Pakistani flag is my identity and my fans know that I respect it a lot. I'm glad that my fans know how to deal with fake propaganda against me," he said. Atif hoped that "Naya Pakistan" can help people realise that they need to respect others, especially those who work hard everyday to make the country proud. Earlier, Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, who has also lent his voice to some Indian songs, had defended Atif.

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Atif Aslam was trolled on social media and also criticizedAtif Aslam was trolled on social media and also criticized

"I stand in support of Atif Aslam for singing his songs at the parade. Music is not Indian or Pakistani. It's just music. Singers are synonymous with their songs which are loved equally by fans from every country," Ali said. Film critic Omair Alavi said people need to remember that Bollywood films and dramas are shown openly in Pakistan in cinemas and on television channels as art, film or music has no boundaries."Don't Pakistanis go to watch Indian films? Are not Indian dramas a regular on our channels," he questioned.

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