Indian singer Udit Narayan offered a bizarre defence after a video of him kissing female fans during a performance went viral on social media, describing his actions as an “act of pure affection”.
Singer defends himself after video goes viral of kissing fans: 'Not sleazy or secret‘ Some fans call singer’s behaviour ‘creepy as hell’.
Narayan is one of Bollywood’s most well-known playback singers, having been the on-screen singing voice for superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar through the 1990s and early 2000s.
Narayan also seemed to suggest there was an “ulterior motive” behind the controversy, telling HT City: “My family's image is such that everyone wants (a controversy to happen).”.
Narayan posed for their cameras and kissed the fans on the cheeks.