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India Today
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Singer Jonita recalls being tagged in obscene Instagram post, calls it harassment
Singer Jonita Gandhi has opened up about a disturbing online incident where she was tagged in an explicit image, calling it a form of harassment. While she regularly reports and blocks such accounts, the 'What Jhumka' singer expressed concern about the impact on her family, especially her mother, who might come across such content on her social an interview with Hauterrfly, Jonita recalled, 'I was checking my mentions, and I had been added to someone's 'Close Friends' list. I was seeing their Instagram story, and it's a d**k pic... It's a watermark of their thing with my photo in the background. It's disgusting. I ignore these things, but it's harassment. I also report these things.' She added that while she chooses to ignore and report such content, it still qualifies as believes such actions are often driven by people seeking attention. 'I think they just want attention. People are jobless. I've blocked so many people because of these things. People also tag you in such photos. I don't really care, but if my mom checks my profile and sees those things... I want to protect her from those,' she shared. The singer also spoke about facing inappropriate fan behaviour during live shows. 'There are people who just get on the stage and say that they want to join me in singing. Of course, that's annoying. It is really annoying. And I hit them back with a sarcastic response, but they are too drunk to understand. There are also some who come and try to dance with you. But I be like, 'Back off. Know your place,' she emphasised that she prefers performing for audiences who truly value her music, rather than those who just want a female performer on Jonita Gandhi has delivered some of the most popular party anthems, including 'What Jhumka', 'Soni Soni', 'The Breakup Song', 'Dil Ka Telephone', and more.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Jonita Gandhi says industry people thought ‘firang hai toh easy hai', recalls a composer messaged her to meet alone
Canadian singer Jonita Gandhi, best known for hits like The Breakup Song (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) and Lagdi Hai Thaai (Simran), recently opened up about facing harassment and stereotyping after moving to India. In a candid chat with Hauterrfly, she revealed how her foreign background led some people to assume she was 'easy.' (Also Read: Jonita Gandhi says playback singers don't 'always' get paid in Bollywood: 'I wish this wasn't the case') Speaking about the early days of her career in India, Jonita shared, 'I think in the first couple of weeks when I came to India, I got a message. I'm not going to name the composer. I just wanted to meet for networking, and at that time, one or two of my YouTube covers had already gone viral—that's why he knew who I was and how I looked, and so he was interested. I was chilling with my mum and he said, 'Hey, do you wanna catch up?' I said, 'Yeah, I'm with my mum right now, tell us where to come.' He said, 'Oops.' He wanted me to come alone. People thought because main bahar ki hoon (because I am and foreigner), I'm a little extra down. They thought, 'Oh, she's cute, she's a foreigner. Firang hai toh easy hai (She's a foreigner so, she's easy).' That used to come up a lot—but not for too long.' Jonita also spoke about being harassed on social media. 'Some things are kind of traumatic. On Instagram, you can check your mentions, and I'd see that I'd been added to someone's Close Friends stories. Then I'm seeing it's a d**k pic. It has a watermark with their thing and my photo in the background. It's disgusting. It's harassment. But I keep ignoring such things.' Jonita was born into a Punjabi family from Delhi, but her family emigrated to Brampton, Canada, when she was nine months old, and she was raised there. At the age of 16, Jonita applied for Canadian Idol but was rejected. Following this, she began posting YouTube covers from her bedroom, and several of her renditions of Bollywood songs—like Pani Da Rang, Tujhko Jo Paaya, Tum Hi Ho and others—quickly gained popularity. Jonita then got the opportunity to perform alongside Sonu Nigam on tour and eventually began her playback singing career with Chennai Express. She went on to collaborate with music composers like AR Rahman, Pritam, and Vishal-Shekhar, delivering multiple chartbusters and firmly establishing herself in the Indian music industry.
