Renowned Pakistani singer Abrar ul Haq recently opened up about his choice to decline a significant opportunity from India on the latest episode of the Hafiz Ahmed Podcast. During the discussion, he provided details about his offers from Bollywood, one of which involved a film project alongside actress Katrina Kaif.
As quoted by News18, the Pakistani singer revealed, “Yes, I got several movie offers from India, and there was also an album deal. But I didn’t understand their contract which restricted speaking on certain topics such as Kashmir… A country that supports free speech shouldn’t impose such conditions. So I declined those offers.”
The singer didn’t reveal the name of the film he had rejected. He added, “There’s a company called Eros; they offered a movie. The actress was Katrina Kaif. My friends were after me, saying, ‘If you don’t want to do it, at least let us go!’ But I didn’t want to do movies [In India]… they called me excitedly and even said, ‘No one has ever refused us, but you have. No one has ever told us they don’t want to do our films. We thought you’d come running.’”
Abrar ul Haq’s Controversy With Karan Johar
In 2022, Abrar ul Haq made headlines for announcing plans to take legal action against Karan Johar and T-Series. They allegedly used his song ‘The Punjaabban’ in the film “JugJugg Jeeyo” without permission. T-Series stated they legally acquired the rights to the song, which is also on the Lollywood Classics’ YouTube channel.
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