A song featuring Ananya Pandey and Ishaan Khatter in a dance number was dropped on YouTube recently and immediately became a trending topic but not for the right reasons.
Bollywood’s love for fair skin runs so deep that even Beyonce couldn’t escape it
American singer-songwriter Beyonce is the latest tool in Bollywood’s show of colourism. Khaali Peeli’s song writers are only carrying forward an old legacy.
Bollywood Song Referring to Beyoncé Sparks Outrage for Racist and Sexist Lyrics
The song suggests that Beyoncé would be ashamed to see how fair the movie’s lead actor is.
Khaali Peeli director says Beyonce Sharma Jayegi not racist: ‘Goriya has been used in Indian songs to address a girl’
Khaali Peeli director Maqbool Khan has said that the word ‘goriya’ is traditionally used in Hindi songs to address a girl and is not supposed to be interpreted literally. Lyricist Kumaar has also said that their idea was to simply use a synonym of a ‘girl’.
Beyonce reference cut from Bollywood song after racist lyrics storm
A song from an upcoming Bollywood film has been rewritten after social media users criticised the original lyrics as racist for glorifying fair skin and making an inappropriate reference to Black American pop star Beyonce.
Beyoncé (Nahi) Sharma Jayegi: Bollywood Is Not, But We Are Sorry Queen! | Feminism In India
Beyoncé sharma jaayegi is only the latest to join a string of mainstream Bollywood songs with their age-old, colourist lyrics of ‘goriya’, ‘kaliya’, ‘chittiya-kalaiya’, ‘chikni’.
Behind the Uproar Over a Bollywood Lyric About Beyoncé
An expert weighs in on the history and context behind a social-media outcry over colorism in a Bollywood song lyric about Beyoncé.
Beyoncé Sharma Jayegi. For Real.
‘Beyoncé Sharma Jayegi’ adds ‘Goriye’ and ‘Beyoncé’ in the same breath, leaving Twitter and its netizens furious.
Beyoncé Sharma Jayegi: Another Colourist Foot-In-Mouth For Bollywood
Social media users have not taken well to Khaali Peeli’s new song, Beyonce Sharma Jayegi. They say it endorses racism.
Why Ananya Pandey-Ishaan Khattar’s song ‘Beyonce Sharma Jayegi’ has triggered outrage among netizens
Since the release of the song, it has triggered angry reactions among netizens with many slamming Bollywood for being regressive and apologising to Beyonce for the lyrics.
Beyonce Sharma Jayegi Funny Memes and Jokes Are Twitterati’s Way of Apologising to The American Songwriter Beyoncé For Ananya Pandey and Ishaan Khatter’s Latest Bollywood Song! | 👍 LatestLY
A lot of people have given their reviews in the form of funny memes and jokes as well. So #BeyonceSharmaJayegi is among the trends with funniest meme reactions, as a way of people apologising to the American songwriter. 👍 Beyonce Sharma Jayegi Funny Memes and Jokes Are Twitterati’s Way of Apologisi…
Khaali Peeli’s new song Beyonce Sharma Jayegi has stirred up quite a reaction online
Check out the Desi Twitter’s reactions to Khaali Peeli’s new song Beyonce Sharma Jayegi as memes pour in. Twitter is always on its toes to make memes out of new releases. And their reactions to things are
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