MUMBAI : Although everyone is familiar with rapper Badshah's songs, are you aware of the background related to his transition from Aditya to Badshah? Although his parents gave him the name Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, the rapper changed it to Badshah for use in his professional life.
The rapper recently disclosed to Nikhil Kamath, Kriti Sanon, and KL Rahul that he picked the name Badshah because he is a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan. Later a while, the topic of the celebrity came up, and everyone had something to say about the Pathaan star.
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The rapper disclosed that he is a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan when Nikhil questioned him about how he came up with the name Badshah in the most recent edition of his podcast. According to Badshah, “I am a huge Shah Rukh Khan fan.” To this, Nikhil quickly added, “I love Shah Rukh Khan.” Kriti too joined the conversation and said, “I love him.” She added, “He is one of those few people who you are a fan of and then you meet him and become a bigger fan.”
Nikhil Kamath further revealed in the conversation, “Every time I come to Bombay, one night, I go to Shah Rukh Khan’s house. Both of us sit down and chat for four to five hours.” Kriti Sanon quickly added, “He is very intelligent.” Nikhil continued, “The kind of advice the man gives, its incredible. I go to him just for his gyan.”
The conversation came back to Badshah deciding his stage name. He said the fact that he was Shah Rukh Khan’s fan is why he renamed himself Badshah. Kriti then asked the rapper, “Did you feel the need to change your name from Aditya to Badshah?” The rapper said, “Yes.”
He added, “Prior to this, I used to rap in English and my name used to be Cool Equal.”
They were all astonished by this. The rapper went on to say, “coolequal@hotmail.com was my email id back then. So once when they were about to announce my name on stage, they asked me, ‘What do we call you?’ I couldn’t think of any name and I blurted out, ‘Cool Equal.'”
He insisted it was his conscious decision to choose the name Badshah. Songs like ‘Bad Boy,’ ‘Kar Gayi Chull,’ ‘Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai,’ ‘DJ Wale Babu,’ and ‘Garmi’ are among the ones that made Badshah famous.
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Credit:- The Indian Express
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