"He Started...": Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Reacts To Viral Video, Says Apologised To “Student” After Beating Him
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons as a video went viral in which he was seen thrashing his “student” Naveed Hasnain.
Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan had recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons as a video went viral in which he was seen thrashing his student Naveed Hasnain. In the latest entertainment news, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has addressed the controversy, saying he apologised immediately to Naveed. For the unversed, Rahat was seen beating up Naveed mercilessly over a missing bottle. In a podcast with YouTuber Adeel Asif, Rahat said, "I apologised to him immediately. After I apologised, he started crying saying ‘Ustad ji why are you doing this (apolgising)?”
Rahat also said that in the past, he has helped Naveed financially.
“I have paid for his father’s heart treatment, his daughter’s operation. Even the weddings in his family… I have helped him."
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan also said that the missing bottle had "holy water" and it held "spiritual significance."
"It is the truth that the bottle had holy water. People are not understanding the depth of that emotion. It is a spirtiual thing for me. It was a big deal for me,” he said.
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The singer also said that his father Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan used to beat him a lot when he was a little kid.
“My father used to beat me a lot. He was like Hitler. If he ever got to know about some mistake that I have made, he would just hit me with a stone. If someone did not save me, then I would have just gotten hit with a big stone," he said.
For the unversed, after the video went viral, Rahat had issued a video statement, saying that this was a personal matter between a student and a teacher.
“This is about a personal issue between an ustad and shagird. He is like my son. This is how the relationship is between a teacher and student. If a disciple does something good, I shower my love on him. If he does something wrong, he is punished," he said.
In the same video, Naveed said, “He’s like my father. He loves us a lot. Whoever spread this video is trying to defame my ustad.”
For the uninitiated, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is known for songs like 'O Re Piya', 'Mann Ki Lagan', 'Dil Toh Bachcha Hai'.
