Abhijeet Bhattacharya comes out in support of Udit Narayan amid kiss row; says, “Ladkiyaan unke peeche padhi thi”

After singer Udit Narayan faced backlash for kissing several women during his concert. Now, reacting to it, his fellow singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya came in support of him and put the blame for the incident on the female fans. The 66-year-old singer stated that women are crazy for Udit and such incidents keep happening to male singers.

Abhijeet Bhattacharya says women are crazy for Udit Narayan Abhijeet defended Udit and in an interview with News18, said, “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.”

He 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.”

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Furthermore, he also shared an incident that happened to him while performing with the late legendary singer, Lata Mangeshkar. Abhijeet said he was performing in South Africa when a few women in the crowd kissed him. He 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 (There were 3–4 women who kissed me so hard that I couldn’t step on the stage). And all of this happened right in front of Lata (Mangeshkar) ji. I had lipstick marks on my cheeks.”

Udit is known for his renditions of popular Hindi songs, including Main Yahan Hoon, Main Nikla Gaddi Leke, Sona Kitna Sona Hai, Pardesi Pardesi, Laal Dupatta, and Jo Bhi Kasmein, among others. 

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