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Rapper Badshah Admits to having Paid Rs 75 Lakh for Fake Social Media Likes, Followers

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Continuing its probe into the sensational social media racket linked to creating fake 'followers and likes', busted last month, the Mumbai Police has investigated at least 20 prominent personalities including rapper Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, alias Badshah, official sources said here on Saturday.

After a 10-hour long interrogation by the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) on Friday, Badshah has reportedly admitted to shelling out over Rs. 75 lakh for promoting his music album with fake likes and followers.

He was questioned again on Saturday and is likely to be summoned again on Sunday for other related aspects of the probe, said the sources.

The developments came after the Mumbai Police bust the sensational scam on July 14 through analytical technical-intelligence and nabbed one person, following a complaint lodged by Bollywood playback singer Bhumi Trivedi.

Probing Trivedi's July 11 complaint that some persons had created her fake Instagram profile and were approaching other celebrities in the entertainment industry with similar offers, the CIU got cracking to expose the mega-scam with international ramifications.

The police are investigating at least 100 Social Media Marketing (SMM) firms and 54 portals all over India, which offer services of generating fake profiles, likes, comments, followers, etc, through fake IDs or bots, on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc, with the alleged 'followers' also being used to create social panic through rumours.
 
This thread is not to mock or ridicule the artist but the vulnerability of social media could it be that TV eventhough propaganda was less biased than social media?
 
sweep_shot said:
This is funny and sad.

Buying likes? Seriously?
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Slog said:
Sounds excessive
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It's actually very common in the entertainment industry around the world, he's just small fish so he got caught but T-series and all these bigger studios and production companies do it. Heck even some big youtubers have bought views and subscribers.
 
Giannis said:
It's actually very common in the entertainment industry around the world, he's just small fish so he got caught but T-series and all these bigger studios and production companies do it. Heck even some big youtubers have bought views and subscribers.
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Even if it is common, this is sad and ridiculous.

Cheap tactic.
 
Lol knew it from the start. His C grade songs getting so many likes always created a doubt in my mind. They should also interrogate Bhushan Kumar of T-Series. How did he get so many followers and likes on cr@p songs? :inti
 
Giannis said:
It's actually very common in the entertainment industry around the world, he's just small fish so he got caught but T-series and all these bigger studios and production companies do it. Heck even some big youtubers have bought views and subscribers.
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Exactly this. He is a just a small fish. :inti
 
If this can be done so easily for 75 Lakh, defn political propaganda can be pushed this way and the viewer would think he is making an independent decision but he is not..

This also explains how BJP supporters has such a huge presence on social media but have to say they were able to convert many as well in last 5-7 years.
 
Never heard of this guy , but buying likes has been around for a decade now . A friend used to work for a company , this was way back in 2011 .These guys had clients all across the globe .
 
jusarrived said:
Never heard of this guy , but buying likes has been around for a decade now . A friend used to work for a company , this was way back in 2011 .These guys had clients all across the globe .
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Are these likes from real people or are these just bots?
 
sweep_shot said:
Are these likes from real people or are these just bots?
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You can’t generate millions of likes manually , it’s all bots . FB , Twitter and Insta have tried for years to put check on this , but clearly haven’t been very successful.
 
If you're dancing along to bangers at a Bollywood club night, chances are there'll be a song by Badshah.

The rapper has dominated the Indian music scene for almost a decade, with hits such as Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai, Kala Chashma and Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hain.

You might think the man with the "it's your boy Badshaaah" catchphrase would be "the happy guy" at the heart of any party.

But he admits the attention is hard.

"You will never find me in the centre of room, you will always find me in the corner," he tells BBC Asian Network.

I love the fact that a lot of people love me and I feel the love. But the fame is just a little uncomfortable."

The 37-year-old has had multiple hits in the UK's Official Asian Music Chart and starts his UK tour in London later on Saturday, but he's bigger than just his music.

He's also regularly seen in TV adverts, social media campaigns and even hosting talent shows.

'I talk about my demons'

That rise though, has not been smooth sailing. Instead, he admits struggling with his mental health and says he wishes he'd sought professional help much earlier than he did.

"Therapy is important and you need to realise that it's OK, it's absolutely OK," the Delhi-born musician says.

Badshah - real name Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia - says he has suffered from clinical depression and anxiety disorder, which required being put on medication.

Talking about mental health isn't the easiest thing in South Asian communities, where the issue is often considered taboo.

But Badshah feels getting treatment should be as easy as it is to apply a plaster on a cut.

"What is there not to talk about?" he says.

"The strength is to accept that there is something wrong, and if there is something wrong then let's make it right."

Badshah says music has become an avenue, alongside his treatment, that allows him to release his thoughts.

He realised this on a flight back from London in 2014, when he says he experienced a panic attack.

"I thought it was a heart attack because there were a lot of palpitations," he says.

"I took my phone out, I started writing. Within the next 15 minutes, I was fine. And that's when I knew, it's music.

"It helps whenever I go through something, I just write."

While he is best known for his party tracks, Badshah says he's "absolutely naked emotionally" on songs like Focus and Ghar Se Door from his 2020 album The Power of Dreams of a Kid.

He believes this openness has allowed him to connect with his "real fans".

"I'm extremely vulnerable, where I talk about the demons," he says.

"I want to let people know."

India - the world's largest democracy - has been criticised for restricting freedom of speech, and public figures have also found themselves under fire for comments on contentious issues.

Badshah says it's important to understand your words can be interpreted in different ways.

"As an artist, sometimes you do not realise the impact that you have is both positive and negative," he says.

"At the end of the day, you're a responsible citizen, so you have to take care of a lot of things."

The rapper says his "primary objective is to entertain", and he prefers to use his influence on issues that matter to him, such as children's education and climate change.

"Which is also good karma," he says.

"If I do that successfully, I'm happy."

With many of India's vast population being fans and with global recognition, it can be tough to live a fairly peaceful life, so how does Badshah get away from his relentless schedule?

"With my parents, maybe go to the Himalayas in the mountains, and listen to Coldplay - that's bliss," he says.

"Give me a week of that and take a year from me."

Source: BBC

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Badshah's revelation about his struggles with mental health is a powerful testament to the challenges faced even by those in the spotlight.
 
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