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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nKumar Sanu<\/a>, who performed in the city recently, spoke to us about his love for Ahmedabad, why it is imperative that celebrities secure personality rights, nepotism<\/a>, and his daughters\u2019 independent musical journey. Shares Sanu, \u201cI always feel good when I come to Ahmedabad. I have a lot of friends here, who feed me delicious fafda-jalebi every time. The Gujarati audience is always warm and cheerful, and they understand songs. So, I like to perform here.\u201dBeyond the city\u2019s warmth, it\u2019s the culinary offerings that keep bringing the singer back. \u201cI love the vegetarian platter that Ahmedabad offers. It\u2019s the best,\u201d he says.\u2018AI is a great tool, but is being misused\u2019<\/span>Recently, the singer joined the list of Bollywood celebs who approached the Delhi High Court<\/a> to protect their personality rights. Sanu says, \u201cIt\u2019s necessary for celebrities to protect their rights because AI \u2013 despite being a great technological advancement \u2013 is sometimes misused. For example, there are 15 fake social media channels, so those needed to be stopped as they were being operated without my consent. People think of new ways to earn money, but their meanings are not legal. So, we need to control them through legal intervention.\u201d\u2018Every parent would want their child to excel\u2019<\/span>2025 has been an interesting year for Sanu\u2019s singer-daughter Shannon K, who performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, making her a part of a short list of Indian artistes who have taken Indian music to the fest. Speaking about Shannon\u2019s performance and singing career, he shares, \u201cThe most important thing for me is that whatever Shannon is doing, she is doing it on her own. I can, as a father, only help her monetarily because nobody knows who Kumar Sanu is in Hollywood. My younger daughter is also a music composer, and she\u2019s composed a lot of songs for Shannon. I feel proud of having two talented, hard-working daughters.\u201dAs the conversation steers towards the nepotism debate, the Aashiqui singer feels that the word itself is incorrect. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of chatter around this term, but I feel it\u2019s a completely wrong word. Every parent would want their child to do well in life. They put effort into the same, and when the child succeeds, you cannot call it nepotism. In my case, even though my daughter doesn\u2019t use my name, I have helped her music-wise,\u201d he expresses.\u2018Reality shows don\u2019t help in the long run\u2019<\/span>Sanu has been a part of several reality shows as a judge. However, he feels these shows do more harm than good for the contestants. \u201cThere\u2019s no single talent hunt or show. Different channels come up with different shows, and each one picks its top three singers. By that logic, each year, there are about 15 new singers fighting for fame. The problem is these youngsters get a platform and don\u2019t face the struggle. Often, they end up not valuing what they get. At the same time, they sing our songs and mimic our style \u2013 creativity dies there. So, there\u2019s no originality in their personality or their singing,\u201d he explains.Kumar Sanu shares, “I have sung in more than 1,500 films, and around 26,000 songs. So, it\u2019s impossible to pick a favourite. But based on its universality and meaningfulness, Jab koi baat bigad jaye is close to my heart.”He adds, “Singers from reality shows never make it to the mainstream because they get fame early on and lack originality. One must sustain their \u2018riyaz\u2019 and work ethic. The winners often start doing paid shows very early, which gives them money, but they never make it mainstream.”-Harsh Kashiv<\/span><\/div>\n