Famous singer Kailash Kher has faced heckling at a musical concert in Karnataka’s Hampi allegedly for not singing any Kannada song on Sunday. A bottle was thrown at him from the crowd that was angry with the singer for singing only Hindi songs during the closing ceremony of the Hampi Utsav, said the police officials.

Two arrested by Police

According to the official, two locals- Pradeep 22, and Surah 21 were arrested in this regard and their statements have been recorded, the police officials added.

The singer escaped unhurt and continued with the concert, said a media report.

Hampi Utsav in Karnataka

Kailash Kher was performing at the closing ceremony of the three-day Hampi Utsav which also featured several exhibitions from the Vijayanagara Empire, a firework show and a safari of elephants and men dressed as soldiers from the ancient empire.

Other artists such as Armaan Malik and Raghu Dixit also performed at the Hampi Utsav celebrations. The festival began on January 27 and it was the first time it was being held since the formation of the Vijayanagara Empire in 2021. The event was inaugurated by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday evening.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is easily accessible from Bengaluru via road, rail and air.

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Singer performs at military tattoo and tribal dance festival

Recently, he was invited to perform at the first-ever military tattoo and tribal dance festival hosted by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on the occasion of India’s 74th Republic Day on January 23-24. His performance was the grand finale of the two-day festival and was free to attend.

Kailash Kher’s achievements

The famous Sufi singer, Kailash Kher is a Padma Shri awardee who has also received two Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer for the Hindi film Fanaa and Telugu film Mirchi. He has reportedly sung in over 20 Indian languages including Kannada and has been nominated for two Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada for his songs “Ekka Raja Rani” from Jackie and “Ee Janumave Ahaa” from Un Samayal Arayil.