As much as his voice is known to melt hearts through evergreen songs, singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya is also known for his acerbic tongue that can’t mince words. Often finds himself at the center of controversy over many things lately Dua Lipa The concert where she performed Shah Rukh Khan’s song ‘Baadshah’. Now, in a long interview with Shubhankar Mishra on the Unplugged podcast, Abhijeet talks about his equation with Salman Khan. ‘To be honest, Salman Khan is not at the level where I should talk about him. I may have professional issues with Shah Rukh Khan, but he is a different category altogether,” said Abhijith, who was in a particularly salty mood while talking about the Tiger actor.
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Incidentally, when the alleged hit-and-run case against Salman Khan became national news, Abhijeet blamed people sleeping on the streets. This was seen as a voice of support from the industry for Salman. However, Abhijeet vehemently denied the claims, and said that he still stands by his opinion, but it was not made in support of the superstar. “I said that if you sleep on the street, things like that will happen. Any drunk or deranged person can drive their car over a person while they are sleeping like a dog on the road. It doesn’t mean I support him,” said the singer of various hit songs including Tan Tana Tan featuring Salman Khan.
“They are not the songs of any star. Those are my songs. I never asked who I was singing for. Apart from Shahrukh Khan, I haven’t seen any other big stars,” said Abhijeet, who revealed that he only wanted to sing for his Yes Boss star.
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For which Abhijit started singing Shah Rukh Khan In the year 1994, the movie ‘Anjaam’ had many blockbuster songs. However, he has not sung for the actor since Billu (2009).
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