Bangladeshi singer-actor Hero Alom was recently booked by the police of Bangladesh for his singing. In this bizarre event, the singer, who has a massive fan following not just in his own country but in India as well has been asked by the police to stop making his renditions of the classic songs that everyone loves. The police reportedly told him he was too ugly to be a singer.
Alom who styles his name as ‘Hero’ Alom spoke with the AFP and he revealed, ‘The police picked me up at 6 am and kept me there for eight hours. They asked me why I sing Rabindra and Nazrul songs.’ He further added that the Bangladeshi police told him that ‘he was too ugly to be a singer.’ They have also reportedly made him sign an ‘apology’ bond.
Dhaka’s Chief Detective Harun ur Rashid claimed that the police department had been receiving many complaints against the singer for a long time. He said, ‘We received many complaints against him. (He) totally changed the (traditional) style (of singing). He assured us that he won’t repeat this.’ He also said that the out-of-tune artist apologized for the reportedly horrible rendition of the classic songs that he made. He also expressed regret for wearing a police uniform in his music videos without permission.
Hero Alom has more than two million followers on Facebook and over 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube. He has been criticized his making disrespectful and horrible versions of iconic songs by Indian Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Bangladeshi poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Despite the hate and criticism his music receives, it has become viral giving seamless entertainment to viewers. His music video, ‘Arabian Song’ has gained more than 17 million views on YouTube.
The singer brought allegations that the police told him to even change his name. He told AFP that he took the name after appearing in several Bangladeshi films and participating in a parliamentary election in the country as an independent candidate. He said, ‘I felt like I am a hero. So I took the name Hero Alom. I won’t drop this name no matter what. At present, it seems you can’t even sing with freedom in Bangladesh.’
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