New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- West Bengal's renowned playback singer Lagnajita Chakraborty alleged she was heckled at and physically harassed while performing a devotional song at a private function on Saturday.

Lagnajita Chakraborty told news agency ANI that a man charged towards her with the "intention to hit" her after she sang the devotional song 'Jago Maa' from the movie 'Devi Chowdhurani'.

She identified the man as Mahboob Mallick, who, she said, wanted her to sing "something secular."

Speaking with news agency ANI, Chakraborty said she was performing at a school when the incident happened, "I had started my show at around 7 pm and it was going smoothly. At around 7:45 pm, I was done singing seven songs and I was going to start with my e...