Sonu Nigam refuses to sing 'Kolaveri Di'

Singer Sonu Nigam was recently performing at the Navy Ball in New Delhi, when the audience repeatedly asked him to sing Dhanush’s hit song Kolaverdi Di. Sonu at first ignored the requests and continued with his performance. But the requests started getting louder when they spotted a beaming Nevaan (his son) at the backstage. Little Nevaan has already got quite a following on Youtube after he sang a baby version of Kolaveri Di on Youtube. But then, sources say,  Sonu shocked them all by announcing that neither he nor his son will sing the song.

“Recently Sonu while performing in a Navy Ball in Delhi, had to stop the show, as the people were loudly screaming for Kolaveri Di and Nevaan, (who was back stage). Sonu was very touched, but didn’t sing, nor indulge in the song out of respect for the original creators of this song. He knows that the song can never be Neevan’s or his. It’ll always be a Dhanush song and Sonu acknowledges that fact. He explained that to the crowd, who understood it after a while and let him continue with his performance,” the source says.

When DNA got in touch with Sonu, he too admitted that such an incident did happen, but he said that this is a decision that he would stick to all the time.

“They ask me to sing it everywhere because my son has sung the cutest version of it and they see the connect. I smile, and decline politely,” he said.