Many Indian nationals, including celebrities, are stuck in the UAE amid the US-Iran conflict. Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya recently revealed that his son Jay Bhattacharya is also one of them. The singer took to Instagram to share a note and requested the government to help his son, stranded in Dubai, and get him back to India.
Abhijeet Bhattacharya seeks help
Taking to Instagram, the singer expressed concern for his son, Jay Bhattacharya, who is currently stranded in Dubai because of the disruptions triggered by the conflict in West Asia. He shared that it was an “incredibly distressing time” for the family, saying: “My son Jay Bhattacharya is currently stuck in Dubai, and as a father, this is an incredibly distressing time for our family.”
“I sincerely request the Government of India and the Ministry of External Affairs to kindly look into his situation and help ensure his safe return to India at the earliest. We are hoping for your urgent support and intervention. Please help bring him home safely,” he wrote, tagging PM Narendra Modi and airlines.
About growing tensions in West Asia
It was on February 28, that massive explosions rocked Tehran after Israel launched what it described as “preventive” missile strikes against Iran, dramatically escalating tensions in the region.
The strikes come amid heightened strain between the United States and Iran over a potential nuclear agreement and growing fears of a wider military confrontation in the Middle East. Several missiles hit areas along University Street and in the Jomhouri district of the Iranian capital.
Over 2024 and 2025, a long-standing shadow conflict between Israel and Iran escalated into a series of unprecedented direct military confrontations, including major aerial strikes and reciprocal missile attacks that marked a dangerous shift from indirect hostilities to overt warfare.
Earlier this week, Israeli warplanes carried out intensive airstrikes in Beirut`s southern suburbs, hours after rockets were fired from Lebanese territory toward Israel, local television channel al-Jadeed reported.
Talking about Abhijeet, he has sung 6050 songs in more than 1000 films. Some of his iconic tracks feature in BBC`s “Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time”.
(With inputs from IANS)