Singer Kunal Ganjawala has shared particulars of his household historical past. The singer, who made waves with songs like Bheege Honth Tere and Salaam Namaste, shared the story behind his surname and the occupation of his forefathers in the course of the occasions of the British reign. Whereas the surname Ganjawala has all the time been a topic of jokes and raised questions, Kunal says that there’s some historical past linked with it.
The story behind the Ganjawala surname
Talking of his household historical past, Kunal said that his forefathers engaged in rising marijuana for medicinal functions in the course of the British Raj period. In an interview by Dubai-based radio jockey and content material creator Parikshit Balochi, Kunal revealed that his household grew marijuana.
“Within the British period, we used to reap marijuana for medicinal wants. This vocation existed previous to 1942, earlier than the Stop India Motion. We cultivated ganja, and we supplied the yield to the federal government. My father knowledgeable me that we had tax exemptions… as a result of the British procured it from us and had granted us the title Rao Saheb. We used to develop it for medical functions, and they’d create opium-based injections for most cancers sufferers,” Kunal revealed.
Kunal elaborated that his forefathers weren’t appearing in opposition to the legislation. Their occupation was a recognised one and their occupation fell below the jurisdiction of the British authorities. He revealed that his household was recognised as licensed pharmacists throughout that point and finally, this work got here to an finish across the interval of the Stop India Motion.
Kunal has heard loads of jokes about his surname
Regardless of having such a historical past connected to his surname, Kunal confessed that his final identify has all the time served as a topic of enjoyable amongst folks. Whereas some folks had been thinking about realizing its that means, others made enjoyable of it only for the sake of it. “Sometimes, people are fascinated by my final identify, whereas at occasions they tease me about it. However that is the real historical past Folks would joke, ‘Oh, ganjewala, do you will have items?’ And I’d make clear that I neither smoke nor partake in such substances,” Kunal mentioned with fun.
Along with the account about his surname, Kunal additionally shared that he belongs to the Balochi Hindu ethnicity.
About his work
Kunal Ganjawala has been releasing music over the previous few years. His current music are in a number of Indian languages different than simply Hindi. Among the current songs embody Ram Sita Ram and Divas Tujhe He Phulayache which had been launched in 2026 in addition to Sukh Aale from Gaurishankar, O Jane Jaan from Jhor, Hariye Jai from Bahurup, Yeh Zammen Yeh Aasman that includes Suzanne D’Mello, Abba Entha Hudugi from Rona, Majhi Jaanu with Sonali Sonawane and Thank You Dugga Maa with Mitali Roy, all of which had been launched in 2025.