Veteran playback singer Udit Narayan, who has been in the news recently following a viral clip of him kissing a female fan, took a tongue-in-cheek swipe at himself at an event in the city on Monday.
The event was the trailer launch of the film Pintu Ki Pappi, and it also had the presence of noted choreographer Ganesh Acharya.
In an interview with the media, Udit jokingly said, "I would like to congratulate Ganesh ji on such a creative title. Actually, you must change it. 'Pappi' is okay, but 'Pintu Ki Pappi'? I just hope it doesn't become 'Udit Ki Pappi'."
The singer also said, "It's a coincidence that this movie is coming out now. By the way, the video which has been doing the rounds is two years old. It was shot in Australia at that time. Anyways, best wishes to all the team. The music is great, and the writing is also great. People are always going to praise their own work, but I have to say the songs which I've sung for this project are certainly worthy of praise.
In the past month, Udit Narayan was caught in the center of a controversy when an undated video of him was doing the rounds on social media. In the video, he can be seen singing the popular number Tip Tip Barsa Pani—first picturized on Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon in Mohra—when a woman fan turned back and kissed him on the cheek while posing for a selfie. The singer then kissed her on the lips, an action that was caught in the viral video that set social media abuzz with debate.
While Udit Narayan has not said anything about the incident, many social media users have expressed their displeasure.
The 69-year-old singer, father of singer Aditya Narayan, has a long and illustrious career in various languages such as Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Bengali, Sindhi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Malayalam, Assamese, Bagheli, and Maithili. He has won four National Film Awards for his work in music.
Appreciating his outstanding career, the Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
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