{"id":18425,"date":"2025-09-06T12:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T12:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18425"},"modified":"2025-09-06T12:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T12:04:31","slug":"do-not-tell-atif-aslam-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=18425","title":{"rendered":"Do not tell Atif Aslam what to do"},"content":{"rendered":"
Atif Aslam does not feel the need to explain his decisions to the world. In a recent interview with journalist Faridoon Shahryar on YouTube show Connect Cine this week, the singer opened up about the backlash he received over performing just two days after his father\u2019s death. In the same interview, he recalled his journey as an artist and acknowledged the love he has received from Bollywood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard people saying that my father passed away and I was still performing the next day,\u201d he said. \u201cThey were trying to make their channel run at my expense, making commentary about if I should have gone or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer\u2019s father passed away in August and he shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram. Requesting everyone to remember him and his family in their prayers, he posted a picture kissing his father on the cheek and wrote, \u201cA final goodbye to my Iron Man. Rest in peace Abu jee.\u201d<\/p>\n

He took the stage at Karachi\u2019s National Stadium for a packed Independence Day concert just two days after. Many praised his professionalism and ability to perform under personal loss. However, the singer received criticism for going ahead with the show despite the circumstances.<\/p>\n

\u201cAtif Aslam has enough influence to cancel any show if he truly wanted. This is not a sacrifice for Pakistan, it\u2019s a choice and it\u2019s clearly for money, not for the nation.\u201d wrote one Instagram user, echoing the voice of many others.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Responding to this backlash, Atif said in the interview, \u201cMy job is not to tell the haters not to do it. I can\u2019t build a relationship with the whole world. I can’t explain to each and every person what my circumstances were. My job is to make art. Like me for my art, hate me for my music. Don\u2019t tell me what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer remembered the connection his father shared with his music. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen my father cry,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when he heard me sing Taj Dar-e-Haram on Coke Studio for the first time, he cried. I remember The Sabri Brothers version of the qawwali used to play on TV at 7am and then at 12pm and he would make us all watch it. I didn\u2019t understand it at that time. Later on, I realised what it is and the kind of connection he shared with it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

With classic Pakistani songs like Meri Kahani, Hum Kis Gali Ja Rahe and Hona Tha Pyar, the Dil Diyan Gallan singer made sure to acknowledge his influence in Bollywood too. \u201cI miss Bollywood,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has been eight to ten years since I last worked there. I miss performing there, I miss being in the studio, I miss my friends, the music composers. I\u2019m really happy that the industry has come a long way and I\u2019m happy to see it thriving.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Atif feels immense gratitude for the love he has received from their fraternity. \u201cIf I talk about Pakistan, we don\u2019t have many stars,\u201d he said. \u201cOur industry is not as big as Bollywood. But out of the few there are, God chose me and made me shine in the big jungle that is Bollywood. I can\u2019t thank Him enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

He reflected on his journey as a musician too. \u201cYou need to be a rebel to be an artist,\u201d he said. \u201cYou should know your strengths and weaknesses. You need to keep working on them. I am a stage animal, not a studio artist. When I go on stage, I forget what is happening in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crediting his father as his source of inspiration, the singer said, \u201cA person who has lost his father is not afraid of losing anything else. That\u2019s where the rebel in me comes from.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atif Aslam does not feel the need to explain his decisions to the world. In a recent interview with journalist Faridoon Shahryar on YouTube show Connect Cine this week, the singer opened up about the backlash he received over performing just two days after his father\u2019s death. In the same interview, he recalled his journey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18425\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}