Why has AP Dhillon Refused to do Bollywood Songs?

AP Dhillon has never sung for Bollywood, despite receiving numerous offers. The Punjabi singer has now revealed the reason why.

The artist has become known for his chart-topping tracks like ‘Brown Munde, ‘With You’ and ‘Excuses’.

And while other Punjabi stars like Diljit Dosanjh, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Karan Aujla have lent their voices for Bollywood tracks, AP Dhillon has refrained from doing the same.

In an interview on the YouTube channel SMTV, AP said in Punjabi:

“I’ll tell you why I’ve never done a Bollywood song yet.

“It’s only because I care for my people. It’s not about Bollywood. I want to set an example for my people.

“I told them that I’m happy to do a song for them, but they must first change the way they do business.

“They exploit the song and the artiste for their own profit.

“I don’t want to take names, but a couple of huge actors said that they want my music in their film. I made the song; we even had the scene in mind.

“But they want to own the song, they want the rights to the song, the remix rights, they want to exploit. That’s not correct.”

Calling for change, AP continued:

“So, I told them that until they change this, I can’t do a song with them.

“If I do it, then junior artistes will also have to do it, and I don’t want them to.

“I don’t want a young artiste to lose out on their source of income by selling their hit song.

“I don’t want them to be exploited. But the only problem is that the other A-listers are still giving songs.”

He said Punjabi artistes need to collectively resist such practices. Otherwise, Bollywood producers will continue to exploit musicians by turning to other popular names.

AP Dhillon explained that there are “only three or four” top Punjabi artistes, which makes it easier for producers to move on if one refuses.

AP recently collaborated with Shreya Ghoshal on ‘Thodi Si Daaru‘, which featured Tara Sutaria in the music video.

The singer has also announced his One of One India Tour, which begins on December 5 in Ahmedabad.

The tour will continue through Delhi on December 7, Ludhiana on December 12, Pune on December 14, Bengaluru on December 19, Kolkata on December 21, and Mumbai on December 26, before concluding in Jaipur on December 28.

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