India, Oct. 28 -- Singer Kutle Khan has responded to backlash over Shilpa Rao’s interrupted performance at the Bollywood Music Project 2026 in Mumbai, saying he and his team were not responsible and that he resumed performing only after organisers instructed him to do so. The incident occurred on Oct. 24, and the response was shared in an Instagram video posted on Tuesday.
Kutle Khan’s account of the incident
Kutle Khan said artists at the festival were assigned fixed time slots and expected to follow the schedule, including Shilpa Rao. He said he had no control over the technical arrangements that led to Rao being silenced.
In his video, Kutle Khan made the following statements:
* “All the respected artists who had come to perform had ...