Singers Neha Kakkar and Falguni Pathak have been making headlines for their ugly spat since the release of the new song ‘O Sajna’. Composed by Tanishk Bagchi, the song, sung by Neha, was a recreation of Falguni’s popular number ‘Maine Payal Hai Chhankai’ and since then Kakkar has been on the receiving end. Even Falguni had slammed the remix version and said she was ‘about to puke’ when she first heard it. Amidst this controversy, Falguni Pathak appears on the reality show Indian Idol 12 on Navratri special episode.
Surprisingly, Neha Kakkar welcomed Falguni, calling her the 'legendary' singer. The makers of the show released a promo of it on their Instagram handle. The video made in a style of a newspaper article shows Neha wearing a pink lehenga, holding dandiya sticks in her hands as she welcomes Falguni. The 34-year-old singer is heard saying, “Bhaut hi acha din hai aj, aj theatre round hai aur iski shuruwat hum mata rani ke naam se kare isse khoobsurat aur kuch nhi ho skta. Aur humare beech mai legendary Falguni ma’am aye hai.” Neha also grooved to Pathak’s iconic songs with co-judge Himesh Reshammiya and contestants. ALSO READ:Falguni Pathak ATTACKS Neha Kakkar For Remixing Her Song Maine Payal Hai Chhankai: ‘Mujhe Bas Ulti Aani Baaki Thi’
Sharing this clip, the channel wrote, "Indian Idol ke manch par hogi garba night with Falguni Pathak! Dekhiye Indian Idol 13, Theatre Round mein! Iss shanivaar aur ravivaar, raat 8 baje, sirf Sony par! #IndianIdol #IndianIdol13."
Soon after this promo surfaced online, netizens started trolling Neha and Falguni saying their fight was just a publicity stunt to promote the song. Reacting to it, one user commented, “Song ko famous karvane ke liye kya kya karte hai yeh log....pehle social media par lad ke attention grab karte hai phir ek sath TV par perform karte hai. Kya dikhava hai yaar.”
Another netizen said, “Ye log bas public standards ke liye karte hai.” Meanwhile, in an interview with Delhi Times, Falguni Pathak asserted that she learned about the remix version of her song three-four days back and her first reaction was not good. “I was like, mujhe bas ulti aani baaki thi, aisa ho gaya tha,” she had said.