The 'Beyonce' song from 'Khaali Peeli', which was tagged racist by many, is now called 'Beyonse Sharma Jayegi'
After facing backlash for their song, the makers of Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Pandey starrer 'Khaali Peeli' decided to change the name of their 'Beyonce' song. The song, which released on September 7, 2020, is now called 'Beyonse Sharma Jayegi'.
The 'Khaali Peeli' track came under the scanner for its hookline - 'Ho tujhe dekh ke goriya, Beyonce sharma jayegi'. The word 'goriya', especially, was a huge trigger, because American pop superstar Beyonce, of African American origin, is dark-skinned. The song was thus called a racist dig at the singer, and did not go down especially during a time when movements like 'Black Lives Matter' try to enlighten people about being less racist.
'Khaali Peeli' director Maqbool Khan had spoken about the song and said, "First, without any hesitation or excuses we want to apologise to anyone offended. We assure you that the lyric in question was never intended racially. In fact, the term `goriya` has been so often and traditionally used in Indian songs to address a girl, that it didn`t occur to any of us to interpret it in the literal manner."
He had also mentioned, "Also the comparison with Beyonce is simply meant to be a street-smart guy flattering a girl who is trying to impress that her dancing and performance is worth comparing to Beyonce, who we all see as the final word, the epitome of talent, beauty, performance, style and attitude. We are all huge fans, and there was never any question of disrespect."
Ananya Pandey's look in the song was appreciated by Kareena Kapoor Khan. The actress had commented, "You look so hot !!!well done...," after Ananya shared the song on her Instagram post.
'Khaali Peeli' is produced by Himanshu Kishan Mehra, Ali Abbas Zafar and Zee Studios. It's going to be the first ever Bollywood film to have a simultaneous multi-format release. The same would include the newly launched 'Premium Video On Demand' (PVOD) service called Zee Plex.
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