A very big and surprising news is coming out from the Indian entertainment and music industry at this time. Some time ago, the matter of controversy with veteran singer Daler Mehndi had not yet settled down, now a humiliating incident that happened during a live concert with Bollywood's famous and National Film Award winning playback singer Shilpa Rao has created a sensation. During a grand music festival held in Mumbai, when Shilpa Rao was mesmerizing the audience with her magical voice, her mike was switched off mid-performance by the organizers and she was not even given a chance to say goodbye to her fans properly. After this misbehavior with a top level artiste, fans have erupted in anger on social media and the singer herself has shared a very emotional post expressing her pain. Let us know in detail what is the truth of this entire incident that happened in Mumbai's Jio World Garden and what is the reaction of the music world on it. Shilpa Rao was misbehaved in a live concert in Mumbai, the mike was switched off midway. Recently, the concert controversy with Daler Mehndi in Uttarakhand had gained momentum, and now this new incident that happened in Mumbai has raised big questions on the management of live events. National Award winning singer Shilpa Rao had arrived to perform at the 10th edition of the popular 'Bollywood Music Project' (BMP) held at the prestigious 'Jio World Garden' in Mumbai. When Shilpa Rao came on stage and started singing her superhit songs in her melodious voice, the crowd of thousands present there danced and the entire atmosphere got colored in the colors of music. The audience was completely engrossed in his presentation, but then a very unprofessional act was carried out by the organizers and the event management team. The performance was at its peak when suddenly Shilpa Rao's mic was switched off midway. He was not even given a chance to talk to his fans, thank them or leave the stage gracefully. Immediately after that, the performance of another artiste started. This incident proved that deadlines and professionalism matter more to the organizers than the artistry and respect of the artists. This music event was produced by Deepak Chaudhary, and now after this negligence the organizers are being heavily criticized on social media. 'A small piece of my heart is broken…': Shilpa Rao expressed her pain, shared an emotional post on social media. Hurt by this unexpected and humiliating incident, instead of keeping quiet, Shilpa Rao took to social media and shared a very emotional and heart-touching note on her official Instagram handle. Expressing her gratitude towards her fans, Shilpa wrote in her post, "Mumbai, a small piece of my heart broke tonight. It hurts a lot to have such a beautiful thing snatched away from us like this. But even when the music in the system stopped, you people did not stop. The way you kept calling my name, I could clearly feel the love for me in your voice. Our story tonight is definitely incomplete, but I promise you all that I will be back very soon. Mumbai, I will love you forever."
This emotional message of Shilpa Rao spread like wildfire on the internet as soon as it came out. Lakhs of his fans and many well-known artists of the music world have supported him by commenting on this post and have strongly condemned this irresponsible attitude of the organisers. Seeing the growing controversy, the organizers apologized, saying – 'We respect Shilpa Rao a lot'. When music lovers and social media users across the country started protesting against this incident and the organizers started being severely criticized, then the management of 'Bollywood Music Project' (BMP) woke up. Seeing the increasing pressure, the organizers accepted their mistake and publicly apologized to Shilpa Rao. The official statement issued by the organizers said, "We sincerely apologize for this unpleasant incident. BMP's main objective has always been to provide an amazing and memorable live music experience to all its artists and their fans. The most important thing is that we respect Shilpa Rao very much from our heart. We deeply appreciate his illustrious career, his extraordinary artistry and his profound impact on the Indian music industry. It has been a matter of great pride for us to include him in our event." However, despite this apology from the organizers, the anger of the fans has not calmed down completely and they are demanding that such humiliating behavior with big artists should not happen again in future.