Last month, singer Papon shared a photo of himself from the hospital with the caption, “My night attendant is my 13-year-old son.” The musician now assures us that he is quite alright, despite the fact that the message caused his followers to worry about his health.
“It was a stomach issue, which became very serious that night. It was 3am, I was on a call with my doctors and they advised me to come to the hospital, so they could keep me under observation,” Papon shared during an interview, “I’ve fully recovered now, perfectly fine and back to work in full swing.”
“These incidents make you realise that ‘health is wealth’ is not just a saying. It indeed is the most important thing in life,” he affirms.
Talking about how it made him feel upset when his child suggested that he stay back at the hospital to take care of him, Papon avers, “I was in happy tears to see that he has started his journey of taking responsibilities of his parents. When you go through something like this, aapke ghar ke log hi kaam aate hain and you also need someone very close to you to be around. So when my son said he will stay at the hospital, I felt he has grown up.”
Papon continues to make sure he gets frequent check-ups even if the health concern is no longer an issue in order to prevent complications in the future and to be ready to work without interruption. The singer acknowledges being quite selective about the projects he works on, despite the fact that his songs are very well-liked.
“It’s true that I haven’t sung everything that has come my way. I’ve given away more songs than what I’ve okayed. I haven’t sung randomly. I need to know if can connect with the song. But even the universe has been very choosy about giving me songs. And that’s why I have always been blessed to have such great discography,” says Papon, who is pleased with how his new song for Mahesh Bhatt’s next movie 1920: Horror of the Hearts is receiving feedback.
When asked if he worries about offending people by declining a project, Papon responds that he always provides a good justification.
“When I say that I’m not able to connect to the soul of a song, it doesn’t mean that the song is bad. I cannot connect with every human being also, that doesn’t mean that every human being is bad. So, it’s about a connection. It’s not being choosy about what the other person is making, instead it’s about being able to connect or not,” he concludes.
