After Outrage Over ‘Beyonce Sharma Jayegi’ Song, Director Says “Goriya” Word Wasn’t Meant Literally
Ananya and Ishaan in Beyonce Sharma Jayegi. (courtesy: YouTube )
Highlights
- The music gained primary flak on social media
- “We need to apologise to any person angry,” mentioned director Maqbool Khan
- “Our thought used to be to easily use a synonym to ‘lady’,” mentioned the lyricist
New Delhi:
Ever for the reason that music Beyonce Sharma Jayegi from the movie Khaali Peeli, that includes Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday launched, it has snowballed into controversy. Using the time period “goriya” – describing a good skinned girl – has been denounced on-line as racially insensitive; the invoking of father icon Beyonce difficult issues. Khaali Peeli director Maqbool Khan has now addressed the outrage led to through the music, providing an apology for inflicting offence. The phrase “goriya” isn’t to be taken actually, he mentioned, and there used to be no purpose of disrespecting Beyonce. All through an interplay with Hindustan Times, the filmmaker apologised and mentioned, “First, with none hesitation or excuses we need to apologise to any person angry. We guarantee you that the lyric in query used to be by no means meant racially.” Protecting his stance at the selection of the phrase, Mr Khan added, “If truth be told, the time period ‘goriya‘ has been so frequently and historically utilized in Indian songs to handle a woman, that it did not happen to any folks to interpret it within the literal method.”
Talking of the comparability with Beyonce aspect, Maqbool Khan mentioned the music wasn’t intended to disrespect the icon. “The comparability with Beyonce is solely intended to be a street-smart man flattering a woman who is attempting to provoke that her dancing/efficiency is price evaluating to even Beyonce who all of us see as the last word, the epitome of ability, attractiveness, efficiency, taste and angle. We’re all massive lovers, and there used to be by no means any query of disrespect,” HT quoted him as announcing.”
Lyricist Kumaar mentioned that the time period in query has used to be used as a synonym for girl.”‘Goriya‘ as a phrase has been utilized in many Hindi songs previous. Our thought used to be to easily use a synonym to ‘lady’. There’s no derogation meant – we revere wonderful thing about international famous person Beyoncé and do not imply to harm any of her lovers.”
Beyonce Sharma Jayegi has been composed through Vishal and Shekhar and it’s been sung through Nakash Aziz and Neeti Mohan.
