Idea was to place Beyonce as an icon: Maqbool Khan on row over Khaali Peeli track
Following the uproar over Khaali Peeli track, the manufacturers tweaked and completely changed the road from “”tujhe dekh ke goriya Beyonce sharma jayegi” to “tera dekh ke nakhra duniya sharma jayegi”.
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Touted as a formulaic film, Khaali Peeli is a few quintessential pair of hero-heroine trying to flee from the police and therefore the villain. (Photo: Zee Music Company/YouTube)
Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday-starrer Khaali Peeli mired in controversy over a song “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi” for its racist undertones but the film’s director Maqbool Khan asserts that aim behind the track was to showcase the pop diva as an icon.
The track, which was released earlier this month, came under scanner for its lyrics “tujhe dekh ke goriya Beyonce sharma jayegi” with netizens calling it out for furthering the glorification of white skin and a bizarre comparison to the African-American pop star
Following the uproar, the manufacturers tweaked the track and completely changed the road to “tera dekh ke nakhra duniya sharma jayegi”.
Khan clarified that when the track was composed, they didn’t find it “racist” or “sexist”.
“The word ‘goriya’ has been utilized in variety of songs in Hindi films. the thought was never to bring down or tag the color aspect to Beyonce.
“For us, it had been about this guy, who is streetwise and is trying to impress his girl and therein process he says, the way you’re performing even Beyonce will blush… the whole thing was to place Beyonce as an idol, icon,” Khan told PTI.
The director said they respected the people’s opinion and thus , decided to change the lyrics.
“We respect people’s sentiment. This was never intended to be like this. We apologise for that. We are responsible filmmakers, be it me, Ali Abbas Zafar and Himanshu Mehra (producers). We didn’t want any controversy to happen,” Khan said.
The filmmaker has previously helmed TV series and films like Encounter, Lanka, starring Manoj Bajapyee and Arjan Bajwa; and Kabootar.
Post the controversy, Khan features a request for the audiences that they ought to not prejudge and provides a good chance to the film.
Touted as a formulaic film, Khaali Peeli is a few quintessential pair of hero-heroine trying to flee from the police and therefore the villain.
Though Khan is aware of the changing taste and preferences of audiences for content, he still believes that massy, entertaining films will still exist.
“Cinema has evolved and altered tons in ten years. we’ve new age filmmakers and storytellers coming with high concept films. But this type of Bollywood cinema is additionally alive.
“If there’s ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, then are going to be a typical hero film, like ‘Simmba’, ‘Singham’, where you see the audience clapping and enjoying. With my film, I’m not making any statement that i’m supplying you with an excellent story that you simply haven’t seen before. i do know that folks have seen such stories and characters before,” Khan said.
“These actors (Khatter and Pandey) have a connect with the young audience and that we have packaged them properly during this quintessential film. The packaging will remind you of Bollywood cinema, which is being made less,” he added.
Khaali Peeli, produced by Ali Abbas Zafar, was initially scheduled for an enormous screen release. it’ll now release on the pay-per-view service Zee Plex on October 2.
