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Singer Sonu Nigam made a controversial statement about the reality behind the unending sob stories on reality shows. He refers to the ‘sob stories’ in reality shows as a marketing gimmick. The legendary singer himself had been the judge on shows such as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Indian Idol, said that ‘sob stories’.
While in conversation with The Times of Inda, he said, “If they weren’t working (sob stories), it would not be happening so often on reality shows. In the deepest corner of my heart, I feel sob stories are working. It is a marketing thing, and people are not fools. Their hearts are in the right place. I also feel that the contestants in reality shows are extremely talented. They are ‘dhurandhars’.”
The ace singer further added, “They are doing well, getting good viewership and the singers are phenomenal.”
When asked about his willingness on judging a reality show in the future, the singer said, “If I feel I can contribute to a show and they come with an offer, why not? If I feel I am a misfit, I won’t do it.”
Sonu Nigam also grabbed attention by reacting to the Indian Idol 12 controversy on 1st June.
He took a video to his Instagram handle in which he said, “Nobody can do justice to the legendary Kishore Kumar songs. His son Amit Kumar is a great man and he has seen this industry much more than us. He is a very quiet and dignified person. He is not saying anything and you are taking undue advantage of this. I want to tell the Indian Idol team to end this controversy. There’s no fault of Amit ji and Indian Idol as well.”
The singer emerged in support of Amit Kumar and opposed Manoj Muntashir and Aditya Narayan saying, “I want to even tell Manoj Muntashir and Aditya Narayan to not say anything about Amit Kumar. He is a senior and we should maintain that respect for a senior. if a senior criticise you, you don’t take offence, you think about where you went wrong and you improve yourself.”