New Delhi:
The winners of this year’s Padma Awards were announced last week. Sonu Nigam has recently expressed his disappointment over the fact that legendary singers like Alka Yagnik, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan and Kishore Kumar are yet to be honored with Padma awards.
He shared a video questioning why these iconic artists have not been recognized with the prestigious awards. In the video, he can be heard saying, “Do aese singers hai jinhone poor duniya ke singers ko inspire kiya hai. Ek ko toh humne Padma Shri pe hi simtaa diya hai, woh hai Mohammed Rafi sahab. Aur ek hai jinko Padma Shri bhi naseeb nahi hua hai, Kishore Kumar ji Posthumous award mil rahe hai na (There are singers who have fact). Inspired musicians from all over the world. One of them was honored with the Padma Shri, and that is Mohammed Rafi Sahab. The other, Kishore Kumar Ji, was not even awarded the Padma Shri.
He continued, “Aur jo hai bhi unme se Alka Yagnik ji, itna lamba aur kamaal ka career raha hai, unhe kuch nahi mila abhi tak. Shreya Ghoshal, bohut samay se apni kala ka loha banwa rahi hai. Unko bhi milna chahiye. Sunidhi Chauhan , unhone bhi ek poor generation ko inpire kiya hai apni alag si awaaz se. Unhe bhi kuch nahi mila abhi take (Among the current generation, Alka Yagnik Ji has had such a long and extraordinary career but she is yet to receive anything. Shreya Ghoshal has been showing her brilliance for years and she deserves it. recognition. Sunidhi Chauhan has inspired an entire generation with her unique voice, but she too has not received any awards).
Captioning the video on Instagram, Sonu wrote, “India and its pending Padma winners.”
In 2022, Sonu Nigam was conferred the Padma Shri by former President Ram Nath Kovind.