Guru Randhawa has established himself as a successful singer with his characterbuster songs over the years. However, he has been surrounded by some controversy over his latest songs, ‘Azul’ and ‘Sirra’. The singer has even restricted his comment section on Instagram amid the backlash. Know all about the controversy regarding Guru Randhawa’s songs ‘Sirra’ and ‘Azul’.
Azul Controversy Explained:
Guru Randhawa received backlash for allegedly sexualising school girls in the music video of his song ‘Azul’. In the video, the singer is seen playing a photographer and clicking the girls for their class photo. Many netizens claimed that Guru Randhawa has objectified school girls in the video, promoting sexualising minors and harassment. Moreover, the lyrics of the song compared the woman’s beauty and charm to alcohol.
The singer is yet to react to the backlash and accusations against him.
Sirra Controversy:
‘Sirra’ is currently trending all over social media, with people grooving to its hook step. Amid the song’s popularity, it has landed in controversy due to the alleged defamation of the Jatt community. A local court has now summoned Guru Randhawa on September 2 after a complaint was filed against the alleged derogatory lyrics in ‘Sirra’. The complainant, Rajdeep Singh Mann, has raised objections to the line, “We are the sons of Jatts. We got opium as our first food when we were born.”
Apart from alleged defamation of the Jatt community, Mann argued that the lyrics also promote the drug culture. Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, Instagram, Spotify India, Warner Music India and other streaming platforms have also been named in the complaint.
Both ‘Sirra’ and ‘Azul’ have become popular on social media. ‘Sirra’ has gained over 65 million views on YouTube, and ‘Azul’ has around 43 million views within three weeks. Both songs were posted on Guru Randhawa’s own YouTube channel.
