Screenshot Ananya Pandey and Ishaan Khattar in 'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi'No Bollywood fan, ardent or not, is a stranger to the industry’s blatant colourism, casteism and racism, no matter how many times actors tweet #BlackLivesMatter. Just Google ‘gori bollywood song’ and you will get lists of songs, spanning decades, extolling the virtues of fair skinned women and their beauty. The makers of ‘Khali Peeli’ certainly had no second thoughts as they released the song ‘Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi’, starring Ishaan Khattar and Ananya Pandey. And if you think that’s bad as it gets, the offensive song is also named after the African-American singer. Indian Beyhive sprang to the artist’s defence soon enough, urging her to sue the makers of the film.

Source: Huffington Post September 07, 2020 10:30 UTC