Ideas of India Summit 2025: Many veterans from different regions attended the Ideas of India Summit of ABP News. After actress Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar and veteran actor Amol Palekar, Bollywood’s famous singer Papon also came on stage and spoke openly about his personal and professional life.
How to become a singer ,
Singer spoke on his singing career during this period. He said, ‘Hindi songs used to run very rarely in Assam. Sometimes I used to hear them in a salon. Although I am from a musical family, I used to listen to Hindi songs. But there are many mistakes in my Hindi. Because there used to be less Hindi language there.
Papon improved Hindi by singing a song in Delhi
Papon, who is fond of singing, reached Delhi from his village. Where he initially sang a song in small parties of many people. From there, there was a lot of improvement in his Hindi too. I did not come with a dream to Mumbai. Because I had never thought of this. Where I am right now, I do not believe.
He left for Noida, then how Papon reached Mumbai?
Singer said, ‘Then a Pritam da called me to Mumbai for a song. I had left home for Noida but then reached Mumbai. Because my wife said that there is no harm in going once. After this, I am still running. I see if something good happens. At the same time, Papon said about Mumbai that all these people encourage each other. Everyone trusts you here. Seeing all this, you also get confident that yes you will do something.
Why singer named Papon,
Singer said that people always used to take my real name wrong. My name is Angrag. But no one understood that. So I kept papon. This is my nick name. So I chose it for my career. Because what is the name. It is important for people to remember. In the advice of this, he was also taken from Gulzar Saheb. So he too agreed to Papon.
Concert I seem to be a gathering – Papon
Singer said about his concert, ‘Earlier I used to sing for some people in Delhi. Sometimes he used to sing for five people. Now there is a crowd of thousands in the concert, but I feel like that. I feel like this like a gesture. So there is no difference in this.
