A video of Pakistani playback singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan who is known for songs like ‘Bol Na Halke Halke’, ‘Main Jahaan Rahoon’, ‘Teri Ore’ and ‘Dil Toh Bachcha Hai’, has come to light where he is seen bashing one of his students over a bottle. However, the singer downplayed his actions in the video as he said it’s a personal matter between a teacher and a student.

The video uploaded on X shows the singer purportedly thrashing a man brutally, whom he claimed was his disciple, with his shoe. He can be seen slapping and hitting the man while enquiring about a bottle. The man can be heard pleading with the singer as he says: “I have no idea about it.”

The singer later issued a clarification in a video on the microblogging site that featured the man who was beaten up.

He said in the video: “This...