New Delhi: 

India’s first rapper, who is known for his albums such as ‘Thanda Thanda Pani’, ‘Dilruba’, and ‘Ali Baba’, has made headlines for his statement regarding how Bollywood was extensively regulated by the underworld and how they used to threaten the entire industry.

Work Front:

On the work front, Baba Sehgal has sung 250 Telugu film songs, 35–40 Tamil songs, and over 25 Kannada songs in the South Indian film industry.

‘Mumbai City’ singer revealed that he too got the call from the underworld and was asked to “stop singing”. However, the conversation was not very aggressive, but he and his family got scared about it. Baba Sehgal is known for ruling the industry for three decades with his music and raps.

Underworld said Stop making music:

Baba Sehgal revealed on Siddharth Kannan’s podcast about the underworld’s dominance in the Bollywood industry, and said that he was forced to leave the country along with his family due the safety concerns. The singer said, “I didn’t think that people would be after me, but I too got a call, and during that time, the underworld’s influence was very strong.

Everyone was getting a call and being given instructions, and then eventually, I too received a call, and they told me to stop making music.”

He also recalled how Gulshan Kumar, the T-Series head, was killed in broad daylight by underworld gangsters in Mumbai. He further mentioned that since he was doing good work and was appreciated much by the audience, he was told to stop making music, indicating that the people in power were envious of him.

He further stated that it was a very tough time since people in the industry were being murdered and extorted in those days.

Later in the conversation, he also expressed his gratitude towards the South Indian music industry for recognising his talent and helping him in his tough time. He added that the South Indian film industry helped him get projects and revealed that his relationship with the Hindi film industry was not very good at that time.

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