After the indignation aroused by the song of “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi”, the director declares that the word “Goriya” was not meant to be literally

New Delhi:

From the song Beyonce Sharma Jayegi from the movie Khaali Peeli, starring Ishaan Khatter and released Ananya Panday, it snowballed into controversy. The use of the term “goriya” – describing a fair-skinned woman – has been denounced online as being insensitive to racism; The invocation of pop icon Beyonce complicated matters. Khaali Peeli Director Maqbool Khan has now addressed the outrage caused by the song, apologizing for offending. Word “Goriya“shouldn’t be taken at face value, he said, and there was no intention of disrespecting Beyonce. When interacting with Hindustan Times, the filmmaker apologized and said, “First, without any hesitation or apologies, we want to apologize to anyone who is offended. We assure you that the lyrics in question were never conceived in a racist manner. Defending his position on the word choice, Mr Khan added: “In fact, the term ‘Goriya‘has been so often and traditionally used in Indian songs to address a girl that none of us have thought of interpreting it literally. “

Speaking of the comparison to Beyonce’s facet, Maqbool Khan said the song was not meant to disrespect the icon. “The comparison to Beyonce is just meant to be a street guy who flatters a girl trying to impress that her dance / performance is worth comparing to Beyonce who we all see as the last word, the embodiment of talent, beauty, “performance, style and attitude. We’re all huge fans, and it was never about disrespect, ”said HT.

Lyricist Kumaar said the term in question had been used as a synonym for woman. “‘Goriya“As a word was used in many Hindi songs earlier. Our idea was to just use a synonym for “girl”. There is no intended waiver – we worship the beauty of world celebrity Beyoncé and don’t want to hurt any of her fans. “

Beyonce Sharma Jayegi was composed by Vishal and Shekhar and it was sung by Nakash Aziz and Neeti Mohan.