On the one hand, social media has turned the world smaller and made it easier for the audience to reach out to their beloved stars. On the other hand, it has also made the stars an easy target for trolls. There are ample examples to support the statement, one of the common ones is when people in the shadow of the internet use abusive language in the comment section. Singer Shaan also faced this issue once when he was doing a live session, and his experience of facing such trolls soon became a meme
Shaan’s viral meme
For the unversed, this happened during the lockdown period when Shaan came live through his social media handle. During his live session, he was going through the fan comments. He didn’t have his spectacles on, and unknowingly, he read out some abusive comments. The clip was screen-recorded and turned into a viral meme in no time.
Shaan reacts to the viral meme
Beyond his singing career, the meme gave him another viral status. In his interaction with Mashabale India, Shaan said the new generation doesn’t know about his songs, but certainly is aware of the viral meme. Explaining the entire fiasco, Shaan said, “I was just reading comments, actually. Even today, I wear spectacles, but for style, I have taken them off and kept them aside. So, while reading the comments, I had no idea that people were abusing there. I was reading them leisurely and suddenly saw it said, ‘Abe…’ ”“Yes, beep beep beep. Someone must have screen-recorded it, and it became a meme. My whole identity got attached to that meme. These young Gen-Z and millennials don’t even know the kind of songs I’ve sung — they only remember that ‘beep’ moment. When my children’s friends meet me, they say, ‘Oh, is he your dad?’” he laughed at the whole incident.
Shaan’s work front
Shaan’s evergreen classics are hard to forget. Be it ‘Hey Shona’, ‘Main Aisa Kyun Hoon’, ‘Tanha Dil,’ or ‘Chand Sifarish,’ he made a place in every music lover’s heart with his soothing voice, and he continues to do so with his work.
