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I was choking on stage: Delhi AQI forces Kavita Seth to cancel Mumbai gig
Hindustan Times Delhi
|December 18, 2025
Singer Kavita Seth has spoken about a harrowing live performance in Delhi, where the severely deteriorating air quality left her struggling to breathe on stage and ultimately forced her to cancel a subsequent concert in Mumbai.
The singer, known for voicing hits like Iktara (Wake Up Sid, 2009) and Rangisari (Jugjugg Jeeyo, 2022), was in the Capital for a show at Eldeco Centre. “From the moment I landed in Delhi, I could feel my voice wasn’t what it should be. But once I went on stage, I was literally choking and felt suffocated. I couldn’t even speak properly, forget singing for a live audience,” the 55-year-old
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