Udit Narayan recently found himself in the middle of a controversy as he kissed a female fan on the lips during his live performance. As per a video which went viral on the internet, this fan came near the stage to click a selfie with him and then she tried to give him a peck on the cheeks. As she tried to kiss him on the cheeks, Narayan went ahead to kiss her on the lips for few seconds. This led to a lot of backlash on social media. This gesture of his did not go down well with netizens as many called it ‘disgusting behaviour’.
Amidst this, now singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has recalled an incident when he got kissed by a fan on stage, in front of Lata Mangeshkar. He told News18 Showsha, “Udit is a superstar singer. And episodes like this keep happening to us, singers, all the time. If we aren’t properly guarded or surrounded by bouncers, people tear our clothes apart.”
Further recalling what had happened to him, Abhijeet said, “It has happened to me in the past too. When I was relatively new in the industry, during a concert in South Africa, teen-chaar ladkiyon ke mere gaal pe itna khatarnak kiss kiya ki main stage pe jaa hi nahi pa raha tha. And all of this happened right in front of Lata (Mangeshkar) ji. I had lipstick marks on my cheeks.”
Abhijeet further stated that Udit’s wife Deepa Gahatraj also accompanies him sometimes. He further defended Udit and said, “He’s Udit Narayan! Ladkiyaan unke peeche padhi thi. He didn’t pull anyone close to him. I’m sure that every time Udit performs, his wife accompanies him as a co-singer. Let him enjoy his success! He’s a romantic singer. He’s also a big khiladi and I’m an anari. Koi unke saath khelne ki koshish mat karo.”
Meanwhile, Udit had justified his behaviour and he told ETimes, “There is a deep pure and unbreakable bond between my fans and me. What you saw in the so-called scandalous video was a manifestation of the love between my fans and I. They love me and I love them back even more. It is not something sleazy or secret. It is there in the public domain. My heart is pure. If some people want to see something dirty in an act of pure affection, then I feel sorry for them. I also want to thank them.”
