India, Oct. 28 -- Singer Kutle Khan has responded to criticism over Shilpa Rao’s interrupted performance at the Bollywood Music Project 2026 in Mumbai, saying he and his team were not responsible and that organisers instructed him to resume his set, according to a video he shared on Instagram on Tuesday.
Kutle Khan’s account of the Oct. 24 incident
Kutle Khan said performers had fixed time slots and were expected to follow the schedule, adding that Shilpa Rao’s timing was also fixed.
He said Shilpa Rao’s microphone and stage lights were switched off during her performance and that he did not know how it happened. He stated it “should not have happened at all,” and said it did not happen from his side.
Kutle Khan said the following parti...