New Delhi, February 11 A video of singer Jasmine Sandlas pausing her concert midway after noticing a group of women being harassed by men has gone viral on social media.
Many social media users and journalists shared the video from Sandlas' recent concert, which was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on February 7.
In the short clip, Sandlas is seen beginning to sing when she suddenly says, “Security, can you please remove these two guys? They are troubling these women.”
She then addresses the crowd in Punjabi and says, "I will not perform until the time women don’t feel safe in my concert."
"I will casually walk around like this until the problem is solved," added the Punjabi singer, who received loud cheers from the crowd.
The video has since gone viral on social media, drawing praise for Sandlas for taking a stand on women's safety.
"Respect to Jasmine Sandlas for taking a stand when it truly mattered. No performance is more important than the safety and dignity of women in the audience.
"Artists using their platform to call out harassment sends a powerful message that such behavior will not be tolerated. Every woman deserves to feel safe in public spaces especially at events meant for joy and celebration," said a user on X.
Another user said, "We need more Jasmine Sandlas around us."
"Bravo Jasmine Sandlas... Respect! This is how you take a stand," read a post.
Sandlas is quite popular in the Punjabi music industry and has crooned tracks such as "Illegal Weapon", "Sip Sip" and "Taras" from horror comedy "Munjya".
She most recently sang two chartbuster tracks for Aditya Dhar's spy drama movie "Dhurandhar" -- lending her voice to the title track along with rapper Hanumankind, and "Shararat" with Madhubanti Bagchi.
At the concert, she was joined by Ayesha Khan, who performed in the music video on "Shararat".
“I completely forgot all the steps on stage. I’m so glad to be here. I always tell Jasmine, she’s a god’s child,” Khan said.