Why Resham Supported Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Following His Divisive Video
With a ton of hits under her belt, Resham is a huge movie star. Resham always manages to win over her audience, having worked in television as well. In tough times, she consistently helps her coworkers and is a friend of friends as well. Generally speaking, Resham doesn’t hesitate to voice her opinions and is very transparent about it.
In Pakistan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is well-known. His beating up of his servant while intoxicated was one of the many scandals he has been involved in recently. After a leaked video of him doing that went viral, he was called out for his abusive actions. Resham, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s friend, stood by him during the historic Dum Wala Pani incident.
Resham explained to Ambreen Fatima why, in the wake of that contentious video, she stood up for Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. She did that for her own personal reasons. She mentioned how wonderful Rahat’s family is and how generous they are. She told the story of how Rahat once paid for a girl’s wedding expenses and mentioned that Rahat is well-known not only in Pakistan but also abroad. She said that people ought to be forgiving when a well-known celebrity apologizes.
The video that went viral was this one:
What Resham said was as follows:
