Kanika Kapoor On Tough Time She Faced After Coming Out As COVID-19 Positive Last Year: “It Was Quite

The pandemic, Kanika states, has heavily impacted artistes, and believes it forced them to begin talking about ownership of their music.

Singer Kanika Kapoor has opened up about her experience of being ridiculed in the press and trolled on the web afterwards she became one of the first Indian celebrities who tested positive for Covid-19. Keep on reading to find out more about the latest Bollywood news.

“It was a challenging moment. It had been more shocking than anything else, to see people simply say anything without understanding the reality of the circumstance,” Kanika tells IANS.

This past year, following the 42-year-old had announced testing positive for coronavirus for the very first time, it had been noted that the singer-songwriter had attended high-profile parties, rather than going into isolation after coming from London. She had faced flak for not showing her journey history and the Uttar Pradesh government had registered a case against her.

“It was really sad to see that people desired to be so mean, despite knowing someone is so unwell. I (really) think it was quite bad and mean,” she says. “I hope people learn from it and comprehend what they say and what they mean. I really hope that after this pandemic, they would all get a much better view and be more helpful,” she adds.

The pandemic, Kanika says, has heavily influenced artistes, and feels it compelled them to begin speaking about ownership of their music.

“It was quite tough because there was no daily income, and that’s what an artists depends on. It made us consider the fact that all of the rights of our music are with a music company. I believe it is high time that musicians begin owning a portion of their publishing,” says Kanika.

“It is a sad situation — not just singers, even lyricists, composers and the musical players of the song; If there’s a situation like this, like the pandemic, where they don’t have their wages because of no live shows, there’s nothing to do. They have nothing to fall back on in situations like this, and that is sad,” adds Kanika, who recently released her single, “2-seater car” in collaboration with Indian-American musician Happy Singh. Get the most recent updates on koimoi.com