Mumbai, August 17: Popular Hindi film singer Arijit Singh Monday claimed he received an extortion call from gangster Ravi Pujari, who demanded a “ridiculous amount of money”. Reportedly, the “Suno na sangemarmar” hitmaker was asked to give Rs.5 crore.
However, without giving any figure, Arijit said in a statement, “That day when Ravi Pujari called my phone was off and he called my manager. He told me he wants to talk to me and made a conference call. By then, I got to know from him that he was asking a ridiculous amount of money.
Arijit didn’t feel the need to get police protection after Pujari’s call even though reports indicate that following a statement by the singer’s manager at the Oshiwara police station here, the officials made a diary entry of the matter. According to reports, when Arijit told Pujari he doesn’t have that much money and will not be able to meet the demand, the latter told him to do a couple of shows organised by his men instead. IANS