Senegalese-American singer Akon, who arrived in India to attend Shillong’s Cherry Blossom Music Festival, enthralled the audience by performing his iconic Bollywood song ‘Chammak Challo’. Akon left no stone unturned to captivate the crowd as he also crooned his legendary tracks ‘Smack That’ and ‘Lonely’ to name a few. Watch the video below.
Akon would love to reunite with Shah Rukh Khan lent his voice to Shah Rukh Khan's film 'Ra.One' which did not perform well at the box office but left the audience with many messages, especially about how good triumphs over evil. It also made waves with the song ‘Chammak Challo’ that was filmed on SRK and Kareena Kapoor Khan.
The film was a modern-day retelling of Ramayana but with a sci-fi twist. Speaking to Hindustan Times, the singer shared, "Bollywood has always been very close to my heart, and if an opportunity to work on Chammak Challo 2.0 presents itself, I would love to grab it.
" “I have been following India's music scene very closely and I miss Bollywood. There is a lot of Bollywood work that will happen in 2025. I am already in touch with some of my friends in the industry, and I am looking forward to announcing the project soon,” he added.
Shillong’s Cherry Blossom Music Festival Akon’s performance was followed by an electric show by legendary group Boney M on their "Farewell Tour". The festival was inaugurated by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the presence of Union Minister of DoNER (Minist.