Recently Padma Shri award winner Kailash Kher expressed his displeasure over the fact that Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha was all set to perform with Canadian artist, Justin Bieber, during his maiden Indian tour. Kailash Kher revealed that he believes that it is not a good sign that Sonakshi will perform the opening act, as it will send a wrong message globally.
“It doesn’t give a good message internationally. They (people overseas) will think that Sonakshi must be a big singer in India. Then she will get concert offers, and then probably Sonakshi will laugh them off saying, ‘I am not a singer but an actor’,” Kailash added.
Kher elaborated that the trend of getting Bollywood actors, and not singers onboard during such concerts perpetuates a wrong message. The 'Allah Ke Bande' singer asserted,
"Whenever any singer from the West comes to India, we get an actor on board to match their level. We don’t get singer for another singer, but actor… Event managers and producers of the entertainment industry are so scared.”Seconding Kailash Kher's opinions, Amaal Mallik and Armaan Malik tweeted:
Replying to the tweets, Sonakshi said:
Agreeing with Sonakshi, Armaan tweeted:
Sonakshi debuted as a singer in 2015 with her hit single Ishqholic, and is an occasional singer. The 'Noor' actress has also judged music reality show 'Indian Idol Junior' and is to perform alongside Justin Bieber during his maiden concert in India.
CREDITS: IANS