Natasha Baig, a singer known for her powerful voice and energetic performances, has had a difficult journey to success.
Growing up in Gilgit Baltistan, Baig experienced abuse and judgment from her father and others in her community due to the societal norms surrounding women in music.
Despite her father’s disapproval, Baig pursued her passion for music and left her career in cricket. While she struggled to pass tests, people in her community recognized her talent and offered her gigs.
However, her father disapproved of her singing passion and once became angry when he thought she sang a particular song.
He was visiting from Dubai and we were all sitting in the lounge and this song came on. My father was like ‘Did you sing this?’ and I said ‘no, of course not.’ and he wouldn’t believe it.
‘Don’t hide it from me’, he said and I tried to convince him saying, ‘Papa, it’s from India. This is from Bollywood. Who would call me to India? This doesn’t even make sense.’ But he got very angry. Really, really angry. It was scary.