India, Oct. 25 -- Singer Shilpa Rao's performance at the 10th-anniversary edition of the Bollywood Music Project (BMP) in Mumbai ended abruptly on Saturday after her microphone was switched off before she could finish her set. Expressing her disappointment on Instagram, she wrote, "Mumbai, a little piece of my heart broke tonight." She added that despite the music stopping, the audience continued cheering for her, calling the moment an "unfinished" story and promising to return to the city.

Sources familiar with the event allege that mismanagement led to the incident, claiming Rao's performance began nearly two hours late after earlier artistes exceeded their allotted slots. "The whole incident was not well managed. Artistes who performe...