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Kunickaa Sadanand defends Udit Narayan, throws shade on women he forcibly kissed: ‘The girl came forward, why blame only the man?’

Kunickaa Sadanand said it's not fair that only Udit Narayan is being blamed for kissing girls, and not the female fans who came forward.

Kunickaa Sadanand defends Udit Narayan kissing female fans.

Last month, a video went viral in which singer Udit Narayan was seen kissing girls on their cheeks, and even their lips, as he performed on stage. Female fans from the audience approached the stage and posed for selfies with him, only for him to plant a kiss on their faces. The gesture drew the ire of netizens, while Udit later defended it as an act of love and passion.

Now, singer and actor Kunickaa Sadanand has weighed in on the controversy, defending Udit’s actions. “Udit Narayan ji ne kiss kia wo toh theek kia, lekin galat jagah par kiya. Gaal par kar deta lekin ab… (Udit Narayan kissed, that’s alright, but he kissed on the wrong place. He should’ve kissed on the cheek),” Kunickaa said, adding, “I don’t blame anybody. Ab ladki bhi toh aayi hai saamne. Aapne aadmi pe kyu daal diya, ki tumne kyu kiss kiya? Ab aapki thali mein laddoo saj ke aayenge toh fir kya aap khayenge nahi unko? (The girl also came forward for the kiss. Why have you put the blame only on the man? If sweets are served on your plate, wouldn’t you eat them?). That’s not fair. Just because he’s Udit Narayan, you’re saying why did you kiss her?”

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In the same podcast on Hindi Rush, she added, “Arey bhai, pehli baat toh stage show karna na (First of all, doing a stage show), it’s a different emotion altogether. You’re so excited, the audience is giving you so much, you’re on a high. And jaise na aap nashe mein hote hain na, uss high mein, kabhi kabhi aap aisa dance ka step kar dete hain ki aapko pata nahi tha ki aap aisa dance bhi kar pate hain. You do so much! Aapke kuchh notes aise nikalte hain, kuchh performance aise nikalte hain. I know ki bahut saari auratein mujhe trash karengi ya troll karengi, ki what does she think, but aap khud ko bhi toh dekho, aap sirf aadmi ko kyu blame karogi? (You’re like in a trance. You sometimes dance like you didn’t know you could. You hit different notes, perform differently. I know a lot of women will trash or troll me, but you should see your own actions instead of just blaming the man).”

Kunickaa Sadanand also claimed that the video is a couple of years old. She added that she’s heard that it was made to resurface recently by Udit Narayan’s rivals since he was being considered for the Padma Bhushan. Udit had issued a clarification last month to Hindustan Times, “Fans itne deewane hote hain na. Hum log aise nahi hain, hum decent log hain. (Fans are crazy. We are not like this. We are decent people.) Some people encourage this and show their love through this. Udaake kya karna hai ab iss cheez ko? (What is the point of spreading this?) There are so many people in the crowd, and we have bodyguards present too. But fans think they are getting a chance to meet, so someone extends their hands for a handshake, some kiss the hands… yeh sab deewangi hoti hai. Uspe itna dhyaan nahi dena chahiye. (This is all madness. We should not pay attention to this).”

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