Abhijeet Bhattacharya defends ‘Khiladi’ Udit Narayan over kissing incident: ‘Ladkiyaan unke peeche padi thi’

Abhijeet Bhattacharya has defended Udit Narayan after the singer faced criticism for kissing a female fan during a live performance.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | Updated: February 4, 2025 07:50 PM IST

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Abhijeet Bhattacharya defends Udit Narayan over kissing incident (Photo: Abhijeet Bhattacharya, UditNarayanOfficial/Facebook)

Singer Udit Narayan recently received flak after videos of him kissing a female fan surfaced on social media. Now, during a conversation with News18, singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya defended Udit Narayan’s actions while recalling a similar incident he had experienced.

In the interview, Abhijeet said, “Udit is a superstar singer, and incidents like these keep happening to us singers all the time. If we aren’t properly guarded or surrounded by bouncers, people tear our clothes apart. 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 ne mere gaal pe itna khatarnak kiss kiya ki main stage pe jaa hi nahi pa raha tha (Three or four girls kissed me on my cheeks so roughly that I couldn’t go on stage again). And all of this happened right in front of Lata (Mangeshkar) ji. I had lipstick marks on my cheeks.”

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The singer added, “He’s Udit Narayan! Ladkiyaan unke peeche padhi thi (Girls were after him). 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 (Don’t try to play games with him).”

For the unversed, a viral video showed Udit Narayan kissing a female fan at his concert, while singing his popular 1990 song “Tip Tip Barsa Paani” from Mohra.

After he faced flak, Udit addressed the controversy in an interview with HT City . He said, “Fans can be so passionate. But we are not like that; we are decent people. Some people encourage this and express their love in this way. What’s the point of making a big deal out of it? There are so many people in the crowd, and we have bodyguards present too. But fans feel like they are getting a chance to meet us—some extend their hands for a handshake, some kiss the hands… this is all part of their devotion. It shouldn’t be given so much attention.”

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