Singer Kanika Kapoor has opened up about her expertise of being ridiculed within the media and trolled on-line, after she turned one of many first Indian celebrities who examined optimistic for Covid-19. “It was a troublesome time. It was extra stunning than anything, to see folks simply say something with out figuring out the fact of the scenario,” Kanika tells IANS.
Final yr, after the 42-year-old had introduced testing optimistic for coronavirus for the primary time, it was reported that the singer-songwriter had attended high-profile events, as a substitute of going into isolation after arriving from London. She had confronted flak for not revealing her journey historical past and the Uttar Pradesh authorities had filed a case towards her.
“It was actually unhappy to see that individuals needed to be so imply, regardless of figuring out somebody is so unwell. I (actually) suppose it was fairly dangerous and imply,” she says. “I hope folks study from it and perceive what they are saying and what they imply. I actually hope that after this pandemic, they’d all get a greater perspective and be extra useful,” she provides.
The pandemic, Kanika says, has closely impacted artistes, and feels it compelled them to begin speaking about possession of their music.
“It was very robust as a result of there was no day by day earnings, and that is what an artiste is dependent upon. It made us take into consideration the truth that the entire rights of our music are with a music firm. I feel it’s excessive time that musicians begin proudly owning a few of their publishing,” says Kanika.
“It’s a unhappy scenario — not simply singers, even lyricists, composers and the musical gamers of the tune; If there is a scenario like this, just like the pandemic, the place they do not have their wages due to no reside exhibits, there’s nothing to do. They don’t have anything to fall again on in conditions like this, and that’s unhappy,” provides Kanika, who just lately launched her single, “2 seater automotive” in collaboration with Indian-American musician Completely happy Singh.
