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When Zubeen Garg ‘missed out’ on singing opportunities as he stayed more in Assam than Mumbai: ‘They looked for me but…’

Posted on: Sep 21, 2025 14:18 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
When Zubeen Garg ‘missed out’ on singing opportunities as he stayed more in Assam than Mumbai: ‘They looked for me but…’
IN his calling of o'er 30 years, the belatedly isaac merrit singer Zubeen Garg sang more than 38,000 songs in 40 languages and dialects. He also lent his voice to several Hindi songs, such as Ya Ali, Dil Tu Hi Bataa, Piya Re Piya Re, Woh Bheege Pal, and Tu Kahaan Hai. Several years ago, Zubeen appeared as a guest on the show Mirakkel Awesome Saala. He spoke about the opportunities he missed because he didn't stay much in Mumbai.When Zubeen Garg talked about losing work in MumbaiTalking about his iconic song, Ya Ali, Zubeen had said, "When I sang the song, I didn't know it would become such a rage. It was good for me, too. Mumbai industry gave a big break with the song."On the show, Zubeen had also shared, "I stay most of the time in Assam. I don't stay much in Mumbai. For that, I missed out on a lot of work. When people look for me, they are told, 'He doesn't stay here.' Then they make someone else sing the song. I lost many opportunities."Zubeen on who made him sing Ya AliHe added that since Pritam was his "good friend," he called him to Mumbai and asked him to sing Ya Ali. Zubeen added that he was "very happy" about the song. Ya Ali was from the 2006 film Gangster: A Love Story, directed by Anurag Basu. It featured Kangana Ranaut, Emraan Hashmi, and Shiney Ahuja in lead roles. Pritam composed the music.About ZubeenZubeen died in Singapore on Friday at 52 during a scuba diving activity. After the post-mortem, his mortal remains were flown to Delhi and then Guwahati. Thousands of grieving fans thronged the Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex in Guwahati's Sarusajai on Sunday to pay their last respects.His mortal remains will be kept there till 7 pm. The cremation site for Zubeen is yet to be decided. A memorial of the cultural icon would also be built at the chosen spot.

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