Moments after singer Alka Yagnik revealed in an Instagram post that she has been diagnosed with a rare sensorineural hearing loss, her colleagues from the Hindi music industry reached out to her and wished her a speedy recovery. These included old collaborators like Sonu Nigam, Ila Arun and Shankar Mahadevan. (Also Read – Alka Yagnik diagnosed with rare sensorineural hearing loss: ‘I want to break my silence now…’)
What did his co-workers say?
Sonu Nigam, who has sung countless duets with Alka in Bollywood films of the 90s and 2000s, commented on Alka’s Instagram post, “I knew something was not right.. will meet you when I come back.. God get well soon.” Sonu and Alka have sung memorable songs like What Is Mobile Number (Haseena Maan Jaayegi, 1999), Dil Mein Jo Baat (Run, 2004), Banke Tera Jogi (Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, 2000), Sooraj Hua Maddham (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, 2001), and Tumhe Dekho Na (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, 2006).
Ila Arun, who sang Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai with Alka in Subhash Ghai’s 1993 crime drama Khalnayak, also commented, “So sad to hear this (sad emoji). Dear Alka I saw your photo and reacted but I read, this is heart breaking (heartbroken emoji) but with blessings. And best doctors today you will be fine and soon we will hear your sweet voice Love (love emoji) you always take care of yourself.”
Grammy Award-winning singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan commented, “Praying for your speedy recovery Alkaji!! You’ll be absolutely fine and do amazing as always! Lots of love and best wishes (red heart emoji).” Shankar has worked with Alka in films such as Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Lakshya (2004) and Karan Johar’s 2006 romantic drama Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
Actress Poonam Dhillon also sent her best wishes to Alka. She wrote, “Lots of love and lots of prayers and blessings for you. May you get all the strength of love to recover soon and get back to your beautiful healthy self. Love you.”
Alka told the diagnosis
Earlier, Alka took to her Instagram handle on Tuesday and wrote, “A few weeks ago, when I stepped out of a flight, I suddenly realised I couldn’t hear anything. Having mustered up some courage in the weeks following the incident, I now want to break my silence for all my friends and well-wishers who have been asking me why I am missing in action. My doctors have diagnosed it as a rare sensorineural hearing loss due to a viral attack… This sudden, massive setback has completely shocked me.”
