Indian playback singer, Shaan, who is known for giving hits like Chand Sifarish, Woh Ladki Hai Kahan, Aao Milo Chalen and more, recently spoke about an incident from early Covid days. He spoke about his Instagram live, in which he wanted to connect with his fans but ended up becoming a meme.
Shaan’s Instagram live that turned into a meme
Popular singer, Shaan was recently seen having a candid chat with Mashable India, in which he shared an incident from 2020, during the Covid pandemic. During that time, Shaan had decided to go live on Instagram to connect with his fans. During the live, he started reading comments and came across many abusive and vulgar messages. He didn’t realise that users were abusing so he started to read them aloud word to word.
Soon, he looked visibly disappointed and started to seriously address the issue. He mentioned that someone screen recorded the live and it ended up becoming a meme and gradually it became his identity also. In his words:
“I was reading comments without my glasses on. I didn’t know that people abuse you in comments. While I was going through the comments, I read it. But, the catch was that someone screen-recorded my live and it became a huge meme. Eventually, it became my identity.”
During the live session, when Shaan realised what users commented, he seemed very disappointed and frustrated about it. After reading the abuses, he said:
“What is all this? Who are these people? Can you please be respectful. It shows your upbringing. Please ask your teachers and parents about my identity. Haven’t I voiced enough popular songs to be known by you all. I don’t want to be popular among these people.”
Shaan’s viral live which became his identity
In a recent interview with Mashable India, Shaan surprisingly mentioned that after that Instagram live, Gen Z and millennials started recognising him as the ‘abuser uncle.’ During the candid conversation, he said that his own sons’ friends identify him because of that viral clip. They show the meme to confirm it. He shared:
“Gen Z don’t know me as a singer but they remember as the abuser uncle. When my sons’ friends meet them, they be like, ‘Arey, so he is your father?’ Then they confirm it by showing them the meme. Covid ne bahaut ajab gazab cheezein karwayi hai.”
Users on Reddit reacted to Shaan’s live
Years ago, when this incident happened, the live video was shared on Reddit, where users expressed their disappointment. Some users felt very bad that such a good person like Shaan was experiencing all of this. Some users even slammed those trollers who abused on Shaan’s Instagram live.
One user on Reddit commented, “Cheap internet is a curse sometimes”, while another said, “People are just so mean. Even if u don’t like his songs or don’t know him there is no reason to abuse.” A third user penned, “Shaan is the sweetest celebrity personality. His ever so smiling face – how can people be so nasty to him? Such a shame.” It was clear from the comment section that fans felt bad for Shaan and understood what he was feeling after reading those comments.
Click here to read the comments on Reddit.
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