Honey Singh gets first tattoos, pays tribute to his mother and AR Rahman; refuses to disclose ‘very personal’ tattoo

Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh recently got inked for the first time, and his tattoos feature tributes to his mom and composer AR Rahman.

Updated on: Jul 15, 2025, 09:36:56 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh finally has his first tattoo. The rapper, who has been a name in showbiz, got inked for the first time recently, and took to social media to share his new tattoos. Of the three tattoos Honey Singh got in one night, one has a special connection to his mother, and another is a tribute to AR Rahman.

Honey Singh shows off his first tattoo, made as a tribute to his mother.

Honey Singh gets tattoos

Honey Singh took to Instagram on Monday, first sharing a look at his first tattoo, which he got as a tribute to his mom. "Got my first TATTOO DONE !! My mum's signature, THE RICHEST LADY on earth !! I love you mummy shoutout to my blood," he captioned the post.

Honouring his mother, Bhupinder Kaur, Honey Singh's first tattoo features his mom's signature, which is connected to an image of a baby in a womb.

The rapper shared a behind-the-scenes video of getting inked. With his other tattoo, he paid tribute to AR Rahman. "My third tattoo in one night for my lovely living legend @arrahman sir !! I love you sir thank you for everything not gonna post my second tattoo coz its very personal," the rapper wrote on Instagram.

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However, Honey Singh did not disclose his second tattoo as "it's very personal."

Honey Singh documentary

On the work front, earlier this year, his documentary titled Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous won the IIFA Digital Awards for Best Docu-Series/Film at the 25th edition of IIFA in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Directed by Mozez Singh and produced by Sikhya Entertainment, the documentary offers a rare glimpse into the life of the singer Hirdesh Singh, popularly known as Honey Singh. The docufilm sheds light on the man behind the headlines, from his meteoric rise in the music industry to the challenges and controversies he faced along the way.

(With ANI inputs)

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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