Kunickaa Sadanand Defends Udit Narayan's Viral Kissing Video, Says 'Ladki Bhi Toh...'

Kunickaa Sadanand claimed that Udit Narayan's kissing video is a few years old and recently resurfaced by his rivals.

New Delhi: Veteran actress Kunickaa Sadanand stepped forward to defend Udit Narayan after a video of the singer kissing female concertgoers went viral. The video, which showed Udit Narayan kissing female fans on the cheeks and lips, quickly gained attention. Many people were critical of his behaviour, and the incident sparked a lot of controversy.

In a recent podcast on Hindi Rush, Kunickaa Sadanand recounted the event by saying, “Udit Narayan ji ne kiss kia wo toh theek kia, lekin galat jagah par kiya. Gaal par kar deta lekin ab… (Udit Narayan kissed, that’s alright, but he kissed in the wrong place. He should’ve kissed on the cheek)."  

Kunickaa Sadanand Questions Why We Blame the Man

Kunickaa asked why Udit Narayan was being blamed by everyone since the female also stepped forward to kiss him. She said, “I don’t blame anybody. Ab ladki bhi toh aayi hai saamne. Aapne aadmi pe kyu daal diya, ki tumne kyu kiss kiya? Ab aapki thali mein laddoo saj ke aayenge toh fir kya aap khayenge nahi unko? (The girl also came forward for the kiss. Why have you put the blame only on the man? If sweets are served on your plate, wouldn’t you eat them?). That’s not fair. Just because he’s Udit Narayan, you’re saying why did you kiss her?”

"Arey bhai, pehli baat toh stage show karna na (First of all, doing a stage show), it’s a different emotion altogether. You’re so excited, the audience is giving you so much, you’re on a high," she said, detailing the intricacies of playing live on stage. 

Kunickaa further said that the video was old and that she thinks Udit Narayan's rivals intentionally brought it back into the public eye while he was being considered for the Padma Bhushan award.