Rapper re-releases controversial song with altered lyrics and visuals after facing FIRs, appearances before the women's commission, and a public apology — but one million viewers aren't complaining.
67 Haryanvi songs have been taken down already on police orders. Singer Masoom Sharma alone accounts for 19. The issue figured in the assembly last year.
Singer gave written apology, committed to sponsoring education of 50 girls from economically weaker sections & work for uplift of women & society. FIRs in Haryana remain pending.
That Badshah is misogynistic is not a particularly illuminating observation. The misogyny is a creative condition of his music, as fundamental to it as the buzzy beat drop.
‘Not first time we've seen this template. A man puffing up his chest, flexing masculinity, objectifying women. It's laziest trope in pop culture,’ singer said in an Instagram post.
This also tells that everything that rhymes is music, and everyone who can string together catchy lines is an artist. Badshah’s work is a reminder of that uncomfortable truth.
Panchkula police have lodged FIR, constituted teams to arrest him, and are examining whether a Haryana Roadways bus and a govt school were used in the video without permission.
Haryana State Commission for Women has summoned Badshah to appear before it on 13 March. FIR registered in Panchkula alleges song contains objectionable words and scenes.
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