Khaali
Peeli
starring
Ananya
Panday
and
Ishaan
Khatter
is
all
set
to
release
on
OTT
on
October
2,
2020,
and
even
though
director
Maqbool
Khan
wanted
to
go
for
a
theatrical
release,
he
has
to
opt
for
digital
release
owing
to
the
ongoing
novel
Coronavirus
pandemic.
Speaking
of
the
digital
release,
the
director
told
an
entertainment
portal,
"No
one
had
anticipated
Covid-19
and
we
are
all
heartbroken
we
had
to
let
go
of
a
theatrical
release.
But
there
is
a
lot
of
money
involved,
and
with
no
certainty
of
when
this
pandemic
will
end,
OTT
comes
as
a
saving
grace."
Ahead
of
Khaali
Peeli
release,
Khan
also
spoke
about
the
controversy
surrounding
the
film
which
emerged
owing
to
its
first
song
i.e.,
'Beyonce
Sharma
Jayegi'.
Netizens
were
furious
with
the
lyrics
"Bhadkeeli,
nakhreeli,
chamkeeli,
lachkeeli,
Tu
jo
kamar
yeh
hilayegi,
Tujhe
dekh
ke
goriya,
Beyoncé
sharma
jayegi",
and
claimed
that
the
song
promotes
racism.
Khan,
who
understood
instantly
that
he
hurt
the
sentiments
of
the
audiences,
changed
the
lyrics
to
"Duniya
sharma
jayegi".
Speaking
about
the
song
row,
Khan
said,
"We
never
imagined
people
would
think
along
these
lines,
maybe
we
were
ignorant
because
the
word
'goriya'
has
been
used
for
ages
now.
We
apologise
if
anyone
was
offended.
We
come
from
a
middle-class
background
and
would
be
the
last
ones
to
promote
racism."
Buzz
had
it
that
Beyonce's
legal
team
had
approached
Khaali
Peeli's
makers
and
threatened
them
of
taking
a
legal
action
against
them.
However,
Maqbool
clarified,
"No,
there
was
no
communication
from
their
end.
Seeing
that
the
lyrics
were
being
taken
out
of
context,
we
tweaked
them
ourselves."