Would be better if I was a Pakistani singer, would at least get offers from India: Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam is one of the finest singers that the Hindi film industry has today. 

The singer-actor-performer, who has a career spanning over two decades in the music industry, has established himself as one of the most sought after artistes.

The versatile singer who has crooned one of the most memorable songs has a huge fan following with people going crazy over his voice.

However, recently, at the Agenda Aaj Tak 2018, Sonu Nigam took a dig at the offers coming the way of Pakistani singers. 

"Sometimes, I feel like it would be better if I was from Pakistan. At least I would get offers from India," he said.

The singer also talked about the current state of affairs in the music industry. 

"Nowadays, singers have to pay music companies for shows. If we don’t shell the money, they will play songs sung by other singers and highlight them. Then, they will take money from them," he claimed.

However, this treatment is only meted out to Indian singers, Sonu revealed. 

"They don’t do the same with Pakistani singers. But then why single only Indian singers out? Atif Aslam is a very close friend of mine. He is never asked to pay to sing at shows, neither is Rahat Fateh Ali Khan," he said.

Sonu Nigam blames the increasing number of remixes for the same.

"Earlier, the composers, lyricists and singers created a song. Now, the music companies have taken over that job," he said.