Kutle Khan denies role in Shilpa Rao's cut-short set, cites organisers

Singer Kutle Khan has denied that he or his team had anything to do with Shilpa Rao's interrupted performance at the Bollywood Music Project 2026 in Mumbai on October 24, when her microphone and stage lights were switched off as his band began playing. In an Instagram video, he said he followed the organisers' instructions and that his own set was cut to eight minutes.