Abhijeet: I am the only true deshbhakt in Bollywood. I name Pakistan during terror attacks

At India Today Safaigiri Awards 2019, Abhijeet Bhattacharya opened up on Swachchta mission and nationalism.

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Abhijeet: I am the only true deshbhakt in Bollywood. I name Pakistan during terror attacks
Abhijeet Bhattacharya at Safaigir Awards 2019.

Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya is one who doesn't mince his words. And he did exactly the same at the India Today Safaigiri Summit and Awards 2019. From Swachchta mission to nationalism to singing journey, Abhijeet opened up on an array of topics.

ON SWACHCHTA MISSION'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE

Safai ek mentality hai. Hum log jahan rehte hai, hum wahan ki nahi sochte. Hum sirf apne chaar diwari ki baat karte hai. Baahar kude kachre se andar aayenge, usse koi fark nai padhta. Hamare desh mein sabse badi safai toh abhi kuch der pehle hui hai - Article 370. Isse badi aur kya safai ho sakti hai?

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ON CHANGING ONE THING ABOUT INDIA

I am a proud taxpayer. 10 saal Mumbai mein bhookha raha aur fir us kaabil bana ki tax pay kar saku. Tax department mein safai ki zarurat hai. Sabko tax dena chahiye. Soch badalni chahie. Taxpayer ko priority deni chahie.

ON BREAKTHROUGH SONG

Zindagi mein jaise jaise ek gaana aaya, ek naya modh aya. RD Burman ne mujhe break diya, fir career mein break laga gaya. Baaghi se mujhe asli break mili. Us time gangsters aur exortion kitna faila hua tha. Ek gangster jo jail mein hai abhi, unka call aata tha ki agar paise nai de sakte toh ye gana suna do. Dubai mein party mein chal rahi hai, speaker pe sab gaana sun lenge.

ON ANGER

Woh ek expression hai. Aap jise gussa kehte hai, main use dard kehta hoon. Rona tab aata hai jab apne deshwasi, apne desh ko chhodhke dusre desh ke gunn gaate hai.

ON PAKISTANI SINGERS

Desh mein kuch hi log hain jinhone kadam uthaya. Modi ji ne Article 370 khatam kia, Bapu ne desh ke liye itna kuch kiya aur ek Abhijeet hai jisne industry mein rehke kulhaadi pe paon mara. Log aaj bhi uski roti sekte hai. Jab Pakistani aate hai toh unke khilaf unka naam aaye newspaper mein, islie kuch log todh phodh karte hain. Ek garib ka taxi todh dete hai lekin Pakistani ka camera nai todhte.

Main ye aaj se nahi bol raha. Ye 90s ki baat hai. Main tabse bol raha hoon.

I don't have a problem with Pakistani. In fact, we should learn patriotism from them. India mein khaate hain aur Pakistan jaake apne desh ka naam alaapte hain. Main unko kyun bura bolun jo apne desh ke lie acha bolte hai. Maine aajtak kisi Pakistani singer ka naam nai liya. Main unka naam lunga jinhone yaha breeding ground bana rakha hai.

Salman Khan ne ek apne singer ka gaana replace kark ek Pakistani singer se gawa diya. Woh unke aage Twitter pe haath jodh raha hai. Sonu Nigam ke khilaaf fatwa jaari hua, sirf main khada hua uske liye.

Unke good books mein rehne ke liye Arijit Singh ka gaana Pakistani se gawa dia. Himmat hai toh mujse gana gavaao aur dub karke dikhao.

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Bollywood mein sirf ek main hi deshbhakt hoon. Name one person in Bollywood who has spoken against Pakistan. All of them will raise voice against terrorism, but not Pakistan.

ON NATIONALISM

Learn nationalism from Pakistan. Mujhe kya pata nationalism kya hota hai. School mein nikal jaata tha jhanda khareedne aur bharat mata ki jai karta tha. Kya iska matlab nationalism hai?

ON DURGA PUJA

I organise one of the biggest Durga Puja pandals in India. Mere lie Durga Puja ek dharm nahi hain, mere liye vo ek festival hai.

ON FLUSHING OUT ONE THING FROM INDIA

I want people to leave their parents alone when they are old. I want children to be with their parents. I think only Modi jo can bring this rule.

ON BEING SIDELINED IN BOLLYWOOD

I was Yashraj's favourite singer. But ever since, I have raised my voice against Pakistan, I have been sidelined. Main aaj reality shows mein islie nahin hoon kyunki maine is mudde pe baat uthai hai.

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