Arijit Singh Refuses To Perform Kolkata Protest Song Aar Kobe During UK Concert: 'Gather Some People...'

Singer Arijit Singh recently was performing when someone out of the audience asked him to sing ‘Aar Kobe’ during his concert in the UK.

Singer Arijit Singh recently refused to perform a song he wrote after the rape and death of a doctor in Kolkata during his concert in the UK. In the wake of the incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month, the song ‘Aar Kobe’ went viral and became an anthem.

Arijit Singh refuses to perform Aar Kobe during UK concert

Arijit Singh was performing when someone out of the audience asked him to sing ‘Aar Kobe’.The singer can be heard saying, in a video that has gone viral on social media, "This is not the place. People haven't come here to protest. They have come here to listen to me. That's my job. And what you are saying is my heart. This is not the right time and place."

"If you really feel about it, go to Kolkata. Gather some people; a lot of Bengalis are here; go on the street," he added, before returning to the song 'Ramta Jogi' from the 1999 film ‘Taal’. 

Arijit paused again and said, "That song (Aar Kobe) is not monetised. It will never be monetised. Anybody can use it."

Here is the viral video of Arijit Singh from UK concert:

About the song Aar Kobe

After the nation was shaken by the rape-murder incident in Kolkata on August 9, Arijit Singh recorded the song Aar Kobe. The slogan "If not now, then when" (Aar Kobe) urges everyone to stand up for the fight for women's safety.

In the description of the song, the singer's official YouTube account says, "Let this song add to the chorus of dissent. May it be a voice of hope, a plea for justice, and a catalyst for change. Together, we can try to ensure that such tragedies never happen again."