India, Dec. 15 -- The twinkle in his eyes is unmissable when singer-songwriter Kailash Kher tweaks the lyrics of his song Tauba Tauba, to sing, 'Mashallah Ve Meri Dilli Teri Surat'. Those who heard him live at the opening of Jashn-e-Rekhta, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, couldn't deny witnessing Kher's long-standing love and affiliation for the city.

"Dilli meri janani (mother) hai. Mai dilli ka hun. So somewhere I have a very emotional, nostalgic rishta with Dilli," shares the 51-year-old, adding, "Maine yahan dhakke khaye hain, rejections dekhe hain, uphaas jhele hain. After all that, now when I get so much love from people, toh kabhi kabhi mai jazbati ho jata hun (I get emotional)."

On Friday evening, Kher and his band Kailasa, debuted...