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Udit Narayan is caught up in a social media storm over a purported video of him kissing a female fan on the lips during one of his concerts. While the criticism over the clip has refused to die down, another, undated video of the singer has surfaced in which he kissed a female on the lips as she sought a selfie with him. More trolling followed as social media users chanced upon the purported video, with many calling the Pehla Nasha singer a ‘repeat offender’.
In a new clip circulating online, Udit Narayan is seen near the edge of the stage as female fans stand closer to him with cell phones in their hands, seeking selfies. As the women click pictures, he bends down to kiss two women. It appears that he kissed one of them on the cheek and the other on the lips. The date and venue of Narayan’s music concert couldn’t be immediately confirmed.
“Udit Narayan has done something very wrong. I had a lot of respect for him, but forcibly kissing a girl is a crime. A harassment case should be filed against him,” wrote a user on X. Another said Narayan gained so much respect throughout his career and “just one kissing act ruined his image”. “He kissed back and started kissing every other lady coming for a selfie. He shouldn’t have done it. No one knows lady. His image is destroyed (sic)” the user added.
The 69-year-old singer has sung in various other languages including Hindi Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Sindhi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Malayalam, Assamese, Bagheli and Maithili. He has won four National Film Awards. The Government of India feted him with the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
He got to sing with legendary singer Mohammed Rafi in his Hindi playback debut in Unees-Bees in 1980 and also with mutli hyphenate Kishore Kumar in the 1980s. He finally made his mark in the 1988 film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak with the song Papa Kehte Hai, pictured on Bollywood star Aamir Khan.
Recognising his contribution, the King of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev awarded him with the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu in 2001 for his contribution to Indian cinema and music, and Chitragupta Cineyatra Samman 2015 for his contribution towards Bhojpuri cinema.
