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Udit Narayan‘s kissing controversy may have invited the ire of the internet, but he seems to be taking the incident with a pinch of salt. Weeks after a video of him kissing female fans during a concert surfaced online, Udit took a dig at the same during a recent event. He was invited to attend a promotional event of Shiv Hare’s upcoming film Pintu Ki Pappi, starring choreographer Ganesh Acharya.
A paparazzo has shared a video from the event, in which Udit is addressing the link between his kissing controversy and the film’s title. He tells Ganesh on stage, “Title toh change kar dena chahiye aapko. Pappi toh theek hai. Bahut khoobsurat title hai aapka, Pintu Ki Pappi. ‘Udit ki Pappi’ toh nahi? Ye bhi ek ittefaq hai ki abhi ye release hona tha ye. Waise toh do saal pehle ka video hai wo, Australia mein, jo aap dekh rahe hain (You should change the title. ‘Pappi’ is fine. It’s a very beautiful title, Pintu Ki Pappi. Or is that, ‘Udit ki Pappi’? It’s a coincidence that the kissing video was released now. Otherwise it’s a two-year-old video from Australia).”
After his kissing controversy erupted last month, Udit Narayan had defended his actions. “Have I (ever) done anything to bring shame to myself, my family or my country? Then why would I do something now at this stage of my life when I have achieved it all? There is a deep pure and unbreakable bond between my fans and I. What you saw in the so-called scandalous video was a manifestation of the love between my fans and I. They love me. I love them back even more,” he told Bollywood Hungama.
When asked if he’s ashamed, Udit responded, “No, not at all! Why should I be? Do you hear any regret or sorrow in my voice? In fact, I am laughing as I talk to you. 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 my act of pure affection, then I feel sorry for them. I also want to thank them. Because now they’ve made me even more famous than I already was.”
His fellow singer and actor Kunickaa Sadanand recently defended Udit Narayan and said in a podcast on Hindi Rush, “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?”
She also claimed, like Udit, that the video is from two years ago. She argued that it was planted now because Udit Narayan’s competitors don’t want him to get the Padma Bhushan, which he was being considered for.
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