Udit Narayan on viral video of him kissing female fans: We are not like this, we are decent

Udit Narayan recently received severe backlash after a video of him kissing fans during a live performance went viral on social media. The singer, in a new interview, has now defended his act and said that he is “decent” and what happened was fans’ frenzy and it shouldn’t garner so much attention.

In a conversation with Hindustan Times, Udit said, “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).”

He also said that everyone wants his family to be embroiled in a controversy. “My family’s image is such that everyone wants (a controversy to happen) Aditya (Narayan, son and singer) chup chaap rehta hai, controversy mein aata nahi hai. (He stays quiet. Doesn’t engage in any controversies.) Many must feel that. There is madness when I am singing on stage, fans love me, I think let them be happy. Otherwise iss type ke log hum hain hi nahi. Humein bhi unko khush karna hota hai. (Otherwise, we are not those kind of people. We have to keep them happy,)” he said.

Reacting to kissing a female fan on her lips, Udit said, “I have been in Bollywood for 46 years now, my image hasn’t been such (that I forcefully kiss fans) In fact, I fold my hands when I see the love my fans shower on me, while on stage, I bow down, thinking phir aaj ka yeh waqt laut ke aaye na aaye. (Perhaps this time will not come back tomorrow).”

The video went viral on Saturday and shows the singer kissing a female fan as he was performing the song ‘Tip Tip Barsa Paani’ from the film Mohra (1994) on stage. In the video, a fan is seen approaching the singer for a photo. Udit bends down to pose and the fan gives him a kiss on the cheek after which Udit kisses her back on the lips. Then the security takes the fan away.