Khaali Peeli song Beyonce Sharma Jayegi title changed to Beyonse Sharma Jayegi to avoid legal implications

The makers of Khaali Peeli have changed the titled of their song, Beyonce Sharma Jayegi to Beyonse Sharma Jayegi to avoid getting into legal trouble. They had faced backlash over the racist lyrics and had not taken permission of the songstress to use her name.

Khaali Peeli makers recently got into a controversy when they faced backlash over racists lyrics. They had dropped their first song from the film, Beyonce Sharma Jayegi. The usage of the word Goriya in the song has irked fans of the pop sensation. The makers have now changed the title of the song to Beyonce Sharma Jayegi to avoid legal implications. Yes, you read that right, Beyonce Sharma Jayegi is now Beyonse Sharma Jayegi. Have a dekko here:

The song has earned about 10 lakh dislikes since it's release. The song features Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday. Earlier, Mid-Day had reported that the makers had not taken permission of the pop icon. Beyonce has patented her name and using her name without her permission could land them into trouble. "Beyoncé has not only trademarked her name, but also won a long legal battle to copyright daughter Blue Ivy's name. In a pre-emptive move, the makers are now planning to rewrite the song to avoid legal repercussions. A final call will be taken this week. With the dance number being called out for racism, it will be an unwise move to take on an international star like Beyoncé, especially at a time when the Black Lives Matter movement has set the stage for equality."

Reacting to the controversy, Khaali Peeli director, Maqbool Khan had apologised to everyone. He said, "First, without any hesitation or excuses we want to apologise to anyone offended. We assure you that the lyric in question was never intended racially. In fact, the term ‘goriya’ has been so often and traditionally used in Indian songs to address a girl, that it didn’t occur to any of us to interpret it in the literal manner. Also the comparison with Beyonce is simply meant to be a street-smart guy flattering a girl who is trying to impress that her dancing/performance is worth comparing to even Beyonce who we all see as the final word, the epitome of talent, beauty, performance, style and attitude. We are all huge fans, and there was never any question of disrespect."