Think about this: Ed Sheeran is at a Bollywood celebration hosted by choreographer and director Farah Khan and the DJ is taking part in his tunes. After just a few drinks down, Farah yells on the DJ, “Why are you taking part in such downers? This appears like a funeral!” The DJ, just a little confused, replies, “Ma’am, these are Ed Sheeran songs!”
This incident occurred just a few years in the past when Ed was in India for a live performance tour. You could be stunned to know that Farah who hosted the star-studded celebration Ed attended, had no clue who he was! Throughout her latest look on The Great Indian Kapil Show, the Om Shanti Om director recalled the time when at her celebration, she discovered herself yelling on the DJ for enjoying “funeral music”. Little did she know, it was the “{Photograph}” singer’s music!
“After just a few drinks down, I known as out the DJ and instructed him, ‘Kya maiyyat ke gaane baja raha hai (Why are you taking part in unhappy music as if we’re attending a funeral).’ The DJ then instructed me, ‘Ma’am yeh Ed Sheeran ke gaane baja raha hoon (I’m taking part in Ed Sheeran songs).’ I reacted, ‘Oh, Ed Sheeran ke gaane? Baja baja (Oh, these are Ed Sheeran songs. Go forward and play).’”
Farah Khan revealed that she had no concept who Ed Sheeran was, and had by no means heard his music. In a chat with Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa on their podcast, Farah shared that she needed to ask Abhishek Bachchan who Ed was.
She shared {that a} cousin of hers, who works as a lawyer at a music firm, requested her if she may present Ed round Mumbai as he was travelling to India for his live shows. “I didn’t know who Ed Sheeran was so I assumed it was one in all his buddies. I didn’t trouble,” she recalled. Her cousin requested her once more and Farah ignored him once more. When Farah’s aunt known as her to ask about the identical, she puzzled why everybody was following up on the matter so she requested Abhishek Bachchan, ‘Who’s Ed Sheeran?’ Abhishek mentioned, ‘He’s simply the primary singer on the planet.’”
Farah Khan revealed that the “Form of You” hitmaker had “a lot enjoyable” and “didn’t need to hear his personal music, he wished Bollywood music” on the celebration. She added, “He left at 2 am as he had a live performance the subsequent day. He mentioned I may keep right here until morning however I’ve to carry out tomorrow. The following day, he despatched me 20 front-row VIP passes for his present. However I didn’t go.”
Ed Sheeran first toured India in 2017 and carried out as soon as once more in March 2024.
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