Singer Udit Narayan has now responded to the controversy around Indian Idol 12, the show which his son Aditya Narayan hosts. Udit has reacted to the Amit Kumar controversy that has been going on for a few days now. Amit, son of legendary singer Kishore Kumar, visited Indian Idol 12 for a special episode and later slammed it by calling it boring. Soon after, Aditya responded to Amit's claims and said that he should have told the Indian Idol team about the same while he was on the show.
Now, Udit has told a news channel in Hindi, "I saw Amit's episode, I could see that he enjoyed it (the performances). When you agreed to be on the show, you should not have said such things after coming out. Now, I have said this and I will also be dragged into it like Aditya." Udit also said that Amit has been like a brother to him, and he will talk to him. "We are often invited so we can watch new talent and also polish them, we are also paid for this. This process of learning and teaching continues throughout life. Often, we are not too strict with talent, fearing they may be overwhelmed with negativity."
Udit also talked about his son and said, "Aditya is not mature yet. He is childish and emotional. He has been on the show (Indian Idol) for some time and has got attached to it. That is why he got too sensitive. If you see, no one from the platform spoke (about the controversy) and the entire burden came upon Aditya."
Adding that it is not justified to "put the entire burden of the controversy" on Aditya, Udit said that his son was only anchoring. "Aditya is not at fault," he said. He also said that Aditya approached him over the matter but he did not discuss it as he wants the matter to cool down before having any conversation. "I did not say anything to him as I fear he may go into depression, with so many people already on his case. But I will ask him, once all this is over, why was it that he got caught while everyone else (from the show) remained clean?" he added.
In an interview with a leading daily, Amit had said, "I did what I was told. I was told sabko praise karna hai. I was told jo jaisa bhi gaaye usko uplift karna hai (I was told to praise everyone and to uplift everyone, no matter how they sang) because it's a tribute to Kishore da. I thought it will be a homage to my father. But once there, I just followed what I was asked to do. I had told them to give me portions of the script in advance, but nothing of that sort happened."
Soon after, Aditya had told a Bollywood website, "He's a senior member of the fraternity, almost older than my father. I have nothing to say to Amit Ji in particular. Every time he has come to the show, he's always had a good time. I think in last two seasons, he has come 2-3 times. So I don't know what happened so suddenly."
(Source: Aaj Tak)
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