Shoaib Akhtar takes a sly dig at ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’s ‘Pasoori Nu’; gets support from fans

‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’s latest track ‘Pasoori Nu’, which is the remake of the original Coke Studio hit ‘Pasoori’ by singers Ali Sethi and Shae Gil, has upset the fans as well as Pakistani celebrities. The Hindi track, sung by Arijit Singh and Tulsi Kumar, has been criticised for ‘butchering’ the original track which dominated charts upon its release in 2022.

Now, former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has also taken a sly dig at the Bollywood track. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, ‘Aye ki pasoori paayi ay (What is this tripe).’

His tweet received several replies from his fans.

‘Beraa ghark kr k rkh dea (They have destroyed it),’ a user wrote. Another commented, ‘Pakistan ke pasoori ka pasoora bana dia inho ne (They have completely messed up Pakistan’s Pasoori).’
A fan wrote that Pakistani artistes aren’t allowed to work in Bollywood anymore after the 2016 Uri attacks but the industry comfortably uses Pakistani songs for commercial purposes.

‘Banning Pakistani artists from working in the industry, meanwhile having no shame remaking and not to add butchering a beloved pop culture hit just to create a little buzz around your next film. Bollywood just keeps going lower. have some shame. #SatyaPremKiKatha #KartikAaryan,’ the tweet read.

Others, including Pakistani actors Adnan Siddiqui and Amar Khan were direct in their criticism.
‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’, starring Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani, will release in cinemas on June 29.

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