New Delhi: Actor-singer Shehnaaz Gill recently attended the Digital Creator Awards, where she was praised and acclaimed for her sweet gesture. It so happened that, Shehnaaz was asked to sing at the ceremony and just as she was about to start, the azan began and she paused, waiting for it to end before she started singing. This video is doing the rounds on the internet, and her fans are overwhelmed by this gesture of hers. They praise her for being so considerate of others' beliefs.
The video has been shared by a fan profile with the caption, "When Shehnaaz was asked to sing, she paused as Azan call was being made for prayer. This is the purity of good soul, considerate to others and their beliefs. Shehnaaz I have only one heart how many times are you going to win it."
Netizens were overwhelmed at this and poured in their heartfelt comments. One of them wrote, "Proud of her.", while another person said, "God-gifted." A third user said, "Respect you for doing this amazing girl. Even though she don’t belong to that faith she still gave respect by not singing when Azaan was calling."
Shehnaaz won the 'Digital Personality of The Year' award and she turned heads in black one-shoulder gown to the occasion and looked as elegant as ever.
Along with Shehnaaz, many other celebrities attended the event, including MC Stan, Rupali Ganguly, Munawar Faruqui, Surabhi Mehra, Samriddhi Mehra, Prajakta Kohli, Aaditya Thackeray, Dhanashree Verma, Ashish Vidyarthi, and others.
On the work front, Shehnaaz will shortly make her official Bollywood debut as she will be starring alongside John Abraham, Riteish Deshmukh, and Nora Fatehi in Sajid Khan's '100 Percent'. Additioanlly, she will also appear alongside Salman Khan in 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan'.