Music lovers are furious and demanding their money back after AR Rahman didn’t sing enough Hindi songs at a recent concert in London.
Rahman played to a a full house at Wembley Stadium in a concert titled ‘Netru, Indru, Naalai’ ( Tamil for Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow), reported Network 18.
According to The Hindustan Times, the concert-goers walked out when Rahman performed mostly Tamil songs and not enough of his Hindi ones. The angered fans, mostly North Indians, took to Twitter to express their disappointment at the Oscar-winner.
That was my first ever Tamil concert guys. Albeit completely unintentional #ARRahman #SSEArena #Fail #Refund?
— Omer Chowdhury (@OmChow) July 8, 2017
Same here buddy we were totally disappointed by it and don’t think we will ever go again
— Faisal Amjad (@FaisalAmjad1) July 9, 2017
@arrahman seems like he has forgotten Hindi music has brought him to international fame
— Jagruti (@JCookingOdyssey) July 9, 2017
Was total disaster,for someone who made his name in Bollywood(at least on sheer numbers) it was disrespectful from him,even speaking Tamil
— Apoorva Dixit (@apoorva_dixit) July 9, 2017
One of the Twitter users however tweeted that he was at the concert himself and the set list of songs had 16 Hindi songs and 12 in Tamil.
The set list from yesterday night #arr #wembley pic.twitter.com/PggTDqJJi6
— MusicAloud (@MusicAloud) July 9, 2017
At the same time, several other fans of the musician flocked to his defence on Twitter and schooled those complaining how this is a classic example of ‘imposing Hindi’ on South Indians.
Even Rahman’s concert was titled in Tamil.
AR Rahman performs Tamil songs, did’nt perform any in Hindi. Not able to tolerate an hour of music in another language #stopHindiImposition pic.twitter.com/UCQDhCiOQh
— Saravanan Annadurai (@asaravanan21) July 12, 2017
Tasting the own medicine eh.. this is how we feel when you do Hindi imposition#ARRahman #antihindiimposition pic.twitter.com/4GIoEh57H7
— யுவன் (@hithisissabari) July 12, 2017
1.#India is Not Hindia
2. #Hindi is not mother of Music3.This Earth not only for Hindi speaking ppl #ARRahman #stopHindiImposition— Mani Vasu (@ManiVasu2) July 14, 2017
Hindis want concert ticket refund coz #ARRahman sang Tamil songs. NonHindi states be refunded for taxes that subsidize Hindi states frm 1947
— Garga Chatterjee (@GargaC) July 13, 2017
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(Feature Image Source: PTI)
