‘Jaanwargiri mat kariye’: Kailash Kher stops Gwalior concert mid-way, lashes out at unruly crowd

Kailash Kher at the Gwalior concert

Well-known singer and Padma Shri awardee Kailash Kher abruptly stopped his Gwalior concert midway to address the uncontrollable crowd, which caused some in the audience to jump over barricades to get on stage. Kher performed at the Gwalior Mela Ground on Thursday to celebrate Tabla Day and Gwalior Gaurav Diwas.

Videos circulating on social media show the crowd adopting an unruly attitude, with some overcoming security barricades and running towards the stage. The singer, known for hit songs like Saiyaan, Allah Ke Bande, Teri Deewani and Bam Lahiri, among others, left his performance midway and continued addressing the chaos.

“Humne aapki prashansa ki aur aap itna jaanwargiri kar rahe hain. Janwargiri mat kariye please… Agar koi humare instruments ya Equipment ke paas aaya, toh hum show band kar mavi (I praise you all and you are behaving like animals. Please don’t act like animals. If someone comes near our instruments, equipment, we will stop the show),” he said.

When the situation at the event started going out of control, Kailash Kher called on senior police officials to come on stage and intervene. Despite the presence of security personnel, their efforts were futile and chaos continued. Finally, he stopped the performance and addressed the crowd, saying, “Aapko main pranaam karta hoon (I salute you).”

This isn’t the first time Kher’s case has turned chaotic. During her performance at the Hampi Utsav in Karnataka in January 2023, she was interrupted when two men threw water bottles on the stage after demanding Kannada songs. Although Kher was not injured, he briefly paused the show, appealed for calm, and the police detained the miscreants and allowed the concert to continue.

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