If you thought the internet was down because of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s latest release, think again!
The popular Pakistani singer recently made headlines and his collaborator with a viral video that spread like wildfire on social media. In the few-second clip mentioned above, Rahat can be seen behaving unpleasantly towards one of his employees, hitting him and asking where his ‘bottle’ is.
میری بوتل کہاں ہے ؟راحت فتح علی خان نے ملازم کو تشدد کانشانہ ڈالا۔ملازم پر جوتوں اور گھونسوں کی بارش کردی،ویڈیو میں راحت کے علاوہ دیگر ملازم بھی نظر آ رہے ہیں لیکن کوئی بھی راحت فتح علی کو نہیں روک پاتا جبکہ ملازم جان بخشی کی دہائی دیتا رہا pic.twitter.com/whjbfaHdE4
— Latif Shah (@Latifshahji) January 27, 2024
In response to the escalating controversy, Rahat released a video in which he attempted to respond to the incident. In the video message, the singer introduced his employee Naveed Hasnain and Naveed’s father Nafees Ahmed and tried to portray their relationship as one based on mutual respect and affection.
“The videos you watch are a personal affair between a mentor and their mentee. When a student does something good, we show him our appreciation. “If they make a mistake, we will also punish them,” he said in the video. Despite Rahat’s attempts to downplay the incident as a disciplinary issue between a “mentor and his student”, the public mood remains highly critical.
بوتل میں پیر صاحب کا دم کیا ہوا پانی تھا pic.twitter.com/tTwQqkUS5n
— Tariq Mateen (@tariqmateen) January 27, 2024
While some called out the maestro for his deplorable behavior, others consoled themselves by writing funny memes. Here we show you how Pakistanis gave their best during this fiasco.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is explanation pic.twitter.com/IVY2RhsbPn
— Kutta The Dawg 🇵🇸 (@6lackfield) January 27, 2024
Rahat fateh ali khan be like: pic.twitter.com/nuEgV7ZOyr
— – (@disismelodrama) January 28, 2024
Rahat fateh ali khan when his “dam wala pani” goes missing pic.twitter.com/lLBVXo6cR6
— Faizi (@faizannriaz) January 27, 2024
Rahat fateh ali khan every night. pic.twitter.com/wnsOIwRupR
— Red Slanty (@appkokia) January 28, 2024