Khaali Peeli: Makers To Rework Beyonce Sharma Jayegi Lyrics To Avoid Copyright Issues?

Ananya Panday and Ishaan Khatter starrer Khaali Peeli has landed into controversy after a song from the film released on YouTube. The song titled “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi” has now received over 6.7 lakh dislikes on YouTube and it has been slammed for its racist undertone.

After the song was released online, internet users were outraged and posted tweets and comments apologising to the American singer for racist lyrics used in the song “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi“. Netizens were quick to point out that the line, “Tujhe dekh ke goriya, Beyoncé sharma jayegi” which translates to After looking at you fair woman, Beyonce will feel shy,” has a racist undertone.

Furthermore, Beyonce has trademarked her name which doesn’t allow anyone to use her name commercially. She even fought a legal battle to trademark her daughter Blue Ivy’s name too. And since the makers had not sought permission to use the name for commercial purposes, they will have to rewrite the song to avoid legal repercussions, reports Mid-Day.