Guwahati: Majuli fame Assamese singer Nilotpal Bora’s song ‘Shaabaash’ was adopted as the national anthem for Indian athletes at the Birmingham-hosted 2022 Commonwealth Games.
His Facebook post with the image included the following caption, “Biggest news of my Musical Career till now, my song “Shaabaash” becomes the Anthem for Indian Athletes at Commonwealth Games.”
The song was played when Indian Athletes were performing during the wrestling match on Friday.
The song ‘Shaabaash’ is from the Netflix movie Jaadugar starring Jitendra Kumar, Jaaved Jaaferi released on July 15.
Singer Nilotpal Bora is well-known for his songs, including “Majuli” and “Dhaaga” from the TVF series Aspirants.
He received a nomination for the best original sound track at the 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards for his contribution to the web series Aspirants.