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'Why should we give Pakistanis a chance?'
Pakistani artistes and singers have performed in India for a long time. Abhijeet
Singer Abhijeet recently protested this phenomenon. 'Why should we allow these people into our country to perform when we are not welcome in their country?' he asked in a letter to the Government of India.
Along with bhajan singer Anoop Jalota, ghazal artiste Jagjit and playback singers Kumar Sanu and Jaspinder Narula, Abhijeet asked the government to ban Pakistani artistes from performing in India.
"We don't play cricket because our people are being killed by them. Why should we allow their singers to perform here?" he asks Associate Editor/Chief Correspondent Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
I was hurt when I heard about the atrocities Indian artistes face in Pakistan. Our artistes are banned there -- from performing as well as on television.
One can't even attend a wedding without them [Pakistani authorities] being suspicious that you might perform there.
But Pakistani artistes are welcomed in India; they make money. Some even settle down here.
I ask that our government should consider the dignity of our artistes. There are Indian Sufi singers, ghazal singers and pop singers here as well who do not get a chance.
Why should we give Pakistanis a chance?
[Ghazal singer] Jagjit Singh was sent back to India when he wanted to perform in Pakistan. We gave much respect to [playback singer] Noorjehan, felicitated her, but Lataji [Mangeshkar] was denied a visa to Pakistan.
We [Indians] cannot play cricket with them. We have no relations with them. But they seek refuge in our culture.
Lucky Ali performed in Pakistan three years ago. Lataji refused the Pakistan Cricket Board invitation to perform.
She must have refused because she was denied the visa earlier. How can she go there again? It is humiliating.
You tell me, how many Indian singers are shown on Pakistani television? None. Why should our channels show them?
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First of all, in pakistan you get all the Indian channels, none of the indian channels are banned, indian artists are welcomed in india. In fact Pakistani channels are not shown in india. Pakistani music channels show signers from both countries.
This guy is a loser, y blame the directors, when the public have lost taste in your singing, they don't want to listen to you, so you should blame the public.
Music industries are suppose to work like this, going to other countries to perform. Look at Britian, USA and America, their singers go to other countries to perform. Its better for Pakistani singers to go to india and perform, rather have their music stolen.
Also pakistani singers are invited to india to sing for movies and perform for their talent, the fans want them and theirs nothing wrong in it.