Amit Mishra extends support to Jasleen Royal for widely criticised opening act at Coldplay’s Mumbai concert: ‘Kisi ko besura kehne se pehle…’

While the India leg of British rock band Coldplay’s ongoing Music of the Spheres World Tour was met with widespread praise, with all the concerts becoming monumental events and offering memorable moments to the audience, it turned out to be a complete disappointment for singer, songwriter and composer Jasleen Royal as her opening act for the Mumbai concerts was met with immense criticism. While some slammed her overall performance, a section of social media even went as far as to allege that she relied on autotune.

Incidentally, her show also drew criticism from celebrities like controversial filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, and playback singers-turned-music composers Vishal Dadlani and Sona Mohapatra. While Vivek and Sona took direct jabs, Vishal’s was a veiled attack, but none of them minced words, and neither did thousands of netizens who vented their ire online. However, singer-songwriter Amit Mishra recently extended his support to Jasleen, pointing out that performing on such mammoth platforms can be overwhelming. “There is also a human being inside every person who goes on stage. They too will feel nervous. It was a huge show,” Amit pointed out during a chat with Bollywood Bubble.

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“When the audience sings along, sometimes there could be leakage in the in-ear monitors. This is a technical aspect. Because of that leakage, they might not have been able to hear their own voice. Either they weren’t getting proper pads or the stage monitors weren’t working properly. When you perform live, there are many technical aspects that matter,” he noted.

“I am not trying to save anyone, nor am I trying to hide anyone’s mistakes. I feel that when I am in my 60s or 70s, my aim will be to sing in tune. The feel of singing is a game-changer; not every person can think like an engineer. If everything’s so perfect, then a song could be immediately recorded and released without any mix or mastering. ‘The singer has recorded it and that’s it, everything is perfect’ — that’s not how it works. The whole team works together. And we should also think a little more humanely. Kisi ko ‘besura’ kehne se pehle samajhna chahiye ki besura hona kya hota hai (Before calling someone ‘out of tune’, we should understand what it means to be out of tune,” he added.