Singer Kumar Sanu says he never wanted to disclose that he adopted a girl child in 2001. He is proud of his daughter Shannon, now a teenager and also a singer. The "Dheere dheere se meri zindagi mein aana" hitmaker talked about adopting Shannon on the show "Dil Hai Hindustani 2", read a statement.

"I never wanted to disclose this as I was scared of what the society would think. I wasn't sure how they were going to see this. But since now this is out, I'm really proud of Shannon. It doesn't matter if she is my real daughter or not," said Kumar Sanu.