Recently, everyone’s favourite singer and performer Diljit Dosanjh found himself in a controversy after the release of his latest song ‘Kufar’, which featured Manushi Chhillar. The song received a lot of criticism on social media for its objectification of women in some scenes, particularly one that caught everyone’s attention. Recently, the singer and Manushi have addressed the backlash, and here’s what they had to say. Read on.
Diljit Dosanjh, Manushi Chhillar Address Backlash On ‘Kufar’
There is a particular scene in ‘Kufar’, which is a shot of a woman’s legs while the singer sings a line that roughly translates to “Doorway to heaven”. This scene was highly criticised by social media users for being very inappropriate. The fans expressed disappointment in Diljit Dosanjh as they had not expected this from the artist. Now, the singer and even actor Manushi Chhillar have commented on the controversy. Manushi clarified that it was not her shot, however, she also opined that people should be respectful towards the artist who did the scene. She wrote this on her X handle.
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On the other hand, Diljit Dosanjh had also addressed this backlash during one of his live sessions. The actor and singer that he was clueless about what was happening. Diljit said that he was just standing and lip-syncing with no clue about what was happening around.
In the latest updates, the singer also received threats from a pro-Khalistani group for touching Amitabh Bachchan’s feet during Kaun Banega Crorepati show. The group has threatened to disrupt his concert in Australia by leading a shutdown rally outside the venue. However, Diljit has not yet commented on the matter.