Updated: September 8, 2020 2:54:55 pm
Directed by Maqbool Khan, Khaali Peeli will be Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday’s first collaboration.
Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday’s latest dance number, “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi” from their upcoming film Khaali Peeli, appears to have left netizens disappointed, with many criticizing the lyrics for being racist. The song, which was released on September 6, features the two actors enjoying upbeat music composed by Vishal-Shekhar.
However, it is the lyrics – Chamkeeli lachkeeli tu jo kamar yeh hilayegi, tujhe dekh ke goriya Beyonce sharma jayegi (which translates to “after looking at you beautiful woman, Beyonce will feel shy”) which sparked outrage among netizens, with many criticizing the song for its racist implications.
Check out the full song here:
Several netizens criticized Bollywood for being regressive, with some of them also apologizing to pop icon Beyonce. The track has already received more than 150,000 “dislikes”. The “likes” on the video, however, are only 32,000.
“How can you think of doing a song like this recently !?” one user tweeted while another commented, “I mean seriously, kya ho gaya hai creativity ko.” Some also tweeted memes to show how Beyonce would react to the song.
When beyonce sees #BeyonceSharmaJaayegi song
Dear Beyoncé, we are sorry. @Beyoncé #Beyoncé #KhaaliPeeli #BeyonceSharmaJaayegi #AnanyaPanday #IshaanKhatter #VishalDadlani pic.twitter.com/a29bLVIGBD#AnanyaPanday
– 🅰 (@imRahulAggarwal) September 8, 2020
in the meantime #Beyoncé pic.twitter.com/ladnz2YGfj
– 🇮🇳JINESH SHAH (JINU) 🇮🇳 (@ shahjinesh620) September 7, 2020
Beyonce after listening
Before. This song#BeyonceSharmaJaayegi pic.twitter.com/yJol2vDqcP– Dr.StressS (@mentally_loser) September 7, 2020
#Beyoncé after seeing #AnanyaPanday in #BeyonceSharmaJayegi.#BeyonceSharmaJaayegi 😂@Beyoncé @ananyapandayy pic.twitter.com/7OcRwpzrbW
– Parth sharma (@ Parthsharma9055) September 7, 2020
Sorry queen #Beyoncé for the atrocity that is #BeyonceSharmaJaayegi
Definitely what I did not expect to be trending on twitter at 12 AM 🤦🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/KTm2DkoaSg– Pallavi Yempada (@pallavi_yempada) September 7, 2020
beyoncé honey we’re so sorry 🥴 pic.twitter.com/abS5MShFth
– aakshi (@kiaraastan) September 7, 2020
How can you think of making a song like that in recent times?
Second, when we all know how cinema affects the mindset of the masses here, how can you think of taking it easy because it’s just a song?
No it’s not just a song, it glorifies a misconception– Sakshi kaithwas (@kaithwas_sakshi) September 8, 2020
I mean seriously kya ho gaya hai creativity ko #BeyonceSharmaJaayegi
– Jyoti Chauhan (@aatheena) September 8, 2020
Dear Beyonce,
We are sorry. pic.twitter.com/MGZQDoaaiC– Bunny (@Bunny_I_) September 7, 2020
Directed by Maqbool Khan, Khaali Peeli will be Khatter and Panday’s first collaboration. While the film was expected to release in June this year, due to the pandemic, it will launch exclusively on Zee Plex on October 2.
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