Samar Jafri stops Hyderabad concert midway, says he couldn't risk the crowd's safety

Actor and singer Samar Jafri stopped his concert in Hyderabad partway through after crowd behaviour got out of hand, saying he wouldn’t put his audience at risk.

Videos from the night have been circulating on social media, and Jafri addressed it himself on Instagram.

What he said

In a video with behind-the-scenes clips from the concert, Jafri said he had been excited to perform and that it “genuinely hurts that things unfolded the way they did”. He said he called off the show because he “couldn’t risk anyone’s safety, especially the girls and kids in the audience”.

“I’m truly sorry things didn’t go as we had hoped,” he told fans, according to ARY News, adding that he hopes to come back to Hyderabad.

Why the show was stopped

His team told The Express Tribune that the decision was taken to prevent possible harassment, especially of women, and to avoid overcrowding or a stampede. They also put the responsibility on the people running the event: organisers, they said, must make sure venues and arrangements meet proper safety standards and “must make this their foremost priority”.

None of the reports so far names the venue or the organiser, describes exactly what happened in the crowd, or includes a response from the organisers. If they respond, we’ll update this story.

Who’s Samar Jafri?

Jafri is an actor, singer and composer who works across television, film and music. Many viewers know him from the 2025 drama Parwarish and, more recently, the Express Entertainment thriller Raja London Ka.

A bigger problem than one night

Crowd safety at concerts is the organisers’ job, and Jafri’s team made that point clearly. Fans buy tickets for a good night out, not a crush at the barrier. Credit to Jafri for choosing his audience’s safety over finishing the set, even if it meant disappointing the people who came to see him.

You can watch his message below.