‘Beyonce Sharma Jayegi’: Viewers pour scorn on the song for undertones of colourism
The song features actors Ananya Panday and Ishan Khatter.
The song “Beyonce Sharma Jayegi” from a forthcoming film, featuring Ananya Panday and Ishan Khatter, was released on Monday. Social media users wasted no time to point out that the song is an attack on dark-skinned people and promotes colourism. The line “tujhe dekh ke goriya, Beyonce sharma jayegi” which translates to “Your fair skin will make Beyonce shy”.
Here are a few reactions to the song as seen on Twitter.
Who tf compared Ananya Pandey to Beyonce.#BeyonceSharmaJayegi #Bollywood #BeyonceSharmaJaayegi pic.twitter.com/BdloxfQP2h
— @Sumit Gole (@BSumitt) September 8, 2020
Beyoncé: includes a dark skinned south Asian in the brown skin girl mv to show how beautiful dark skin is
— m (@alreadyyonce) September 8, 2020
Bollywood: makes a song with blatant colorism saying that Beyoncé, a black woman, will be put to shame and be shy after seeing a white/fair skinned woman😕 pic.twitter.com/WMawSTzuf3
Beyoncé sharma jaayegi? Yes. Of second hand embarrassment.
— Sonia Mariam Thomas (@SoKneeOh) September 7, 2020
Beyonce is such a great artist.
— Dank (@theloosetalks) September 8, 2020
She is the fearless queen👑
Bollywood: #BeyonceSharmaJayegi
LE BEYONCE* pic.twitter.com/ThcbXqdJ8D
Me after listening #BeyonceSharmaJayegi pic.twitter.com/oCwwj87eMp
— Abhishek (@Abhishekkk03) September 8, 2020
Beyonce is such a great artist.
— Dank (@theloosetalks) September 8, 2020
She is the fearless queen👑
Bollywood: #BeyonceSharmaJayegi
LE BEYONCE* pic.twitter.com/ThcbXqdJ8D
Watch till the end 😂😂 #BeyonceSharmaJayegi pic.twitter.com/yxoHGWkB6o
— विजय (@bijjuu11) September 8, 2020