'Ya Ali' singer Zubeen Garg airlifted to Guwahati after head injury

ANI

Guwahati, July 20

Singer and music composer Zubeen Garg, who was admitted to a private hospital in Assam’s Dibrugarh after sustaining a minor head injury, has been airlifted to Guwahati on Wednesday.

According to doctors, the singer is now in stable condition and out of danger.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed state Health Minister Keshab Mahanta to oversee the entire process of providing medical services to him.

Zubeen Garg shot to fame with the song ‘Ya Ali’ from the Emran Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut starrer ‘Gangster’, followed by several hits including ‘Dil tu hi bataa’ from Krrish 3. The 52-year-old singer has several solo albums to his credit, including ‘Chandni Raat’, ‘Chanda’, ‘Sparsh’ and others.

He composed music for several films in Assamese, Bengali, Hindi and other languages of the state and is a popular singer of Bihu songs in Assam.

Zubeen also plays a wide variety of musical instruments including dhol, drums, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, and keyboard.

Garg has also acted and directed in several films, among which ‘Kanchanjunga’, ‘Mission China’, ‘Dinabandhu’, ‘Mon Jai’ were super hits.

He has a huge fan following in the state and patronises several fan clubs named after him, which are involved in several social and humanitarian activities. (With Inputs)