Mumbai: Actor Nora Fatehi opened up about her controversial song ‘Sarke Chunar’ from the Kannada pan-Indian film KD. The song was called out for being vulgar, and a petition was filed against it. Consequently, the song has been banned. Following the developments, Nora took to social media to address the controversy.
Sarke Chunar controversy
Speaking in a video shared on Instagram, the actress stated, “I would hate for anyone to think I endorse this. Thank you for the backlash because of this pressure, the filmmakers have luckily taken it down.”
Further, she urged the public to stop sharing the song. “I’d also request everyone to stop sharing the song because ur just giving it a platform unnecessarily,” said Nora. She also requested people to refrain from attacking her in the process of expressing their disapproval of the song.
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“On a side note I see some of u guys trying to use this as an opportunity to attack my character. It’s unfortunate,” she wrote. She also added that she wasn’t aware of the Hindi version of the song, stressing that she did not sign on for the Hindi version.
“Anyways, me and my team will be more careful in the future in such situations. However, I do want to reiterate I had no idea about this Hindi song, I did not perform to it, and no permission was taken to use it with my image,” said Nora.
Amid the ongoing controversy, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the ban on the song in the Lok Sabha. He said, “I would like to say this clearly that we should follow the reasonable restrictions imposed by the creators of the Constitution of India on freedom of speech.”