Pop singer Daler Mehndi says there is no threat to his safety. In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, the veteran singer was asked if Punjabi artistes are living in fear after the death of Sidhu Moosewala and attacks on artistes like Gippy Grewal. Mehndi, known for his hit songs like “Tunak Tunak”, “Balle Balle” and “Kudiyaan Sheher Diyan”, said those who talk about fear do so only to seek attention.

,Not at all. There is no fear. These are useless things to draw attention to oneself. What are you afraid of? There are such good people, you will do good work…He said, “No, not at all. There is no fear. This is all nonsense. People who talk about fear just want to attract attention. What is there to be afraid of? Everyone is very nice to you…)”

The popular playback singer was promoting his upcoming single, ‘Akhiyan Te Ja Ladiyaan’, when he also spoke about the work being done by other composers. He said that he is grateful for the love and appreciation he has received over the years, but there are people who have no talent yet are getting opportunities.

Mehendi said,There are so many people doing bad things here, they are also leaving. Lallu Panju is also being sung. Why doesn’t anyone kill them? They should also be hunted down and killed. So many dirty songs are made. These are useless things. Nothing like this happens. It is God’s grace that people love you. But I am not afraid.He said, “Actually people who are so bad at their work keep getting opportunities. These are all useless people who are making music. They should be killed. Why don’t they kill these useless people? This is all nonsense. I am lucky that I have got so much love. I am not living in any fear.”

Daler Mehndi’s ‘Akhiyan Te Ja Ladiyaan’ is an iconic song for many reasons

Mehndi has been composing music for over 30 years. He said his new song has a rhythm that has not been touched by anyone in the last 50 years. For him, ‘Akhiyan Te Ja Ladiyaan’ is his ultimate tribute to ancient Punjabi folk music, the likes of which were composed during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (founder and first ruler of the Sikh Empire from 1801 to 1839).

he explained, “It represents the ancient Punjab. It has the original rhythm and the pure pattern. There is no drama. It is folk and Bhangra. Bhangra was also started by the Bhangu group during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. This is my tribute to ‘Old is Gold’. It has all the ancient craftsmanship. (This song represents ancient Punjab. It has an original rhythm and pure pattern. There is no artificiality in it. It is a pure combination of Bhangra and folk music. Even Bhangra was introduced by the ‘Bhangu Group’ during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. This is my tribute to ‘Purana hi sona hai’. It is inspired by old creativity).”

Mehendi, who is known as India’s first Pop King, said that this new song is so different that no one has been able to create such a rhythm in the last 50 years.”If you look at the music of the last 50 years, no one has used this rhythm. Not even me. This is the first time anyone has used it. This is different from imagination He said, “In the last 50 years of Punjabi music, no one has used this rhythm. Even I have not used it till now. This is the first time that someone has made a song based on this rhythm. It is beyond people’s imagination.”

Daler Mehndi performed at Anant-Radhika’s wedding

Daler Mehndi also spoke about performing at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s lavish wedding that took place earlier this month. He said that he was completely mesmerized by the grandeur of the event. The singer revealed that his performance was scheduled as the big grand finale of Anant’s wedding. procession,

Describing the wedding scenes he said, “There were 11 stages and there was no one in the world who was not there. Everyone performed. Big singers of all ages performed – national and international, everyone was there. (11 stages were built for the performances. Many prominent people of the world were present there. There were many big singers – national and international, and all performed there.)

,I am very happy that I did the grand finale of Baraat. People liked it a lot. There was a lot of commotion there, it was a lot of fun (I was excited about the grand finale performance procession“The guests loved the performance. It was a lot of fun. I loved it,” he said.

Mehendi’s next film will be a new song from ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, the third film in the ‘Welcome’ franchise directed by Akshay Kumar. He said he is working on many more recreations of his earlier hit songs as the popularity of those songs from the 2000s and 90s hasn’t faded away.