Singer Neha Kakkar has been grabbing headlines since a contestant kissed her forcibly during the audition round of Indian Idol 11. Reacting on the incident, Neha’s co-judge Vishal Dadlani stated that he suggested Neha Kakkar call the police; however, she decided to let him go. Now, host Aditya Narayan has opened up on the same.
“It was shocking. You don’t expect such an incident to happen. Our first reaction was to get him away from Neha Kakkar. I don’t know if the makers have taken any action against him. As a host at that moment, I tried to safeguard Neha. What happens next is not in my hands,” Aditya said in a statement.
So as a host, should Aditya be more careful while calling a judge on the stage to meet a contestant? To which he replied, “You can’t really foresee these things. It’s not a normal thing. Judges have come on stage a thousand times. I am sure he didn’t mean it in an inappropriate way. I understand what it is to have fans who are obsessed. I know this man has a tattoo of Neha on his hands. So in some way this man must have immense love for her. You kind of feel for them as well. But you need to make them aware of where to draw the line.”
He further added, “Thankfully, there was nothing more than a peck on the cheek else I am sure there would have been dire consequences. I would say he is lucky on that matter. And Neha being a kind woman, I think even she didn’t take it in an inappropriate way. But of course, we will be careful. Neha is not just important to our show, she is one of the leading female singers of our country. Any women, we have to be careful about everything and anything.”
The show premiered its first episode on October 12, 2019.
(Source: Times Of India)
