Madhuri Dixit is making headlines for her Dil Se… Madhuri event in Toronto. The actress faced backlash for allegedly arriving almost three hours late. Fans in attendance expressed their thoughts on social media, criticizing organizers for promoting the event as a concert when it was perceived as a talk show. Some people also criticized Madhuri’s late arrival, while others described the evening as a disappointing experience and a complete waste of time and resources.
However, after the event, the Dil To Pagal Hai actress shared a post on Instagram thanking her fans and expressing her gratitude. It also announced the dates of its upcoming homecoming events that will take place in New Jersey, Boston, Chicago, Houston and New York. This did not sit well with fans and they demanded an apology from the actress for a similar event that took place on November 2. Confusion occurred when fans thought the November 2 event would be a night of music and dancing, but it was actually a ‘Meet and Greet’ event.
“Why were you 3 hours late without apologizing?” read one comment while another person wrote: “Madhuri Dixit Nene. I grew up loving you and watching you. From now on. Toronto is very disappointed in your show. They were misled. False advertising about what the show was supposed to be. What everyone expected and what actually happened.” Complaining about a fake ad for the Toronto show, another netizen added: “But you owe Toronto an apology for the false advertising… your own post on your profile doesn’t call it a Meet and Greet. You say a night of dancing, music and celebrations.”
Meanwhile, Atique Sheikh, the organizer of the event, recently stated that although the actress arrived on time, she was late due to a “miscommunication from the management.”
He said in a statement, “It was a miscommunication from the management. That’s how some fans must have gotten confused, we can’t have a concert at a small banquet. It was mentioned quite earlier that the show was a Fan Meet. Madhuri ji has also worked with us in the past and something like this has never happened. In fact, she performed her hit songs. Our idea was to present her celebrated journey in the industry and have an interaction with the fans.”
Also read: ‘She was misinformed’: Toronto event organizers blame Madhuri Dixit’s team for delay
