He should be known by his mother's name, not Kumar Sanu: Singer wants son to drop off his original surname

Singer Kumar Janu has said that his son Jaan Kumar Sanu should consider changing his name. Kumar suggests that he should use his mother Rita Bhattacharya’s name instead.Jaan, who is currently a contestant on reality show Bigg Boss season 14, was a child when his parents got divorced. Kumar did not keep in touch with him all this while. Recently, he even questioned his upbringing when Jaan was criticised for seemingly making comments against the Marathi language on Bigg Boss.

Now, in an interview with The Times of India, Kumar has said Jaan should change his name. “I’ve heard him say in his interviews and also in the Bigg Boss house that his mother is his mom and dad for him. I appreciate his respect for his mom, and I believe in giving even more respect to his mother. He should write his name as Jaan Rita Bhattacharya, not Jaan Kumar Sanu because, firstly, Ritaji has done a lot for him, and secondly, people will start comparing him with me, which is not good for him as a newcomer,” he said. 

Kumar insisted that he did try to meet his sons when he came to Mumbai and that he even met him before Jaan entered the Bigg Boss house. About Jaan’s comment that Kumar did not aide his singing career, he said, “He asked me to call a few industry people who I know. I called Mukesh Bhatt ji, Ramesh Taurani ji and a few others, and Jaan went to meet them, but now it’s up to them if they want to give him work. In fact, when Jaan wanted to be a part of some of my live concerts, I let him join me for a few.”Jaan, in his statement during his stay in the Bigg Boss house and after being eliminated, had said that his father ‘refused to stay in touch with him’ in all these years and did not support him professionally. In the show, when fellow contestant Rahul Vaidya nominated him, calling him a product of nepotism, he told the audience that he has never received any support from his father, therefore, it’s not fair to target him.