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The song "Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi" was criticised online for lyrics that some found racist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khaali Peeli song Beyonce Sharma Jayegi: Twitter says sorry to Beyonce for the 'racist' Ananya Panday-Ishaan Khatter song|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/khaali-peeli-song-beyonce-sharma-jayegi-twitter-says-sorry-to-beyonce-for-the-racist-ananya-panday-ishaan-khatter-song/story-yxBXUl9ZMcRKoJbudL3aFN.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Krishna Priya Pallavi |title=Beyonce Sharma Jayegi trends online, Internet apologises to singer for Ananya-Ishaan's new song|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-trends-online-internet-apologises-to-singer-for-ananya-ishaan-s-new-song-1719483-2020-09-07|access-date=2020-09-08|magazine=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Song from 'Khaali Peeli' Gets 1.5 Lakh 'Dislikes' on YouTube for Racist Lyrics|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-song-from-khaali-peeli-gets-1-5-lakh-dislikes-on-youtube-for-racist-lyrics-2858041.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=News18}}</ref> The song has been contrasted with [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Brown Skin Girl]]", as ''[[Rolling Stone]] India'' pointed out how on one hand, Beyoncé is working towards the racial empowerment through her song, but the Bollywood song, names her, and says she will be "embarrassed of fairskined [[Ananya Panday]]'s dancing skills".<ref>{{Cite web|title='Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Is Bollywood's Latest Racist Offering -|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-is-bollywoods-latest-racist-offering/|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref> ''[[HuffPost]] India'' wrote "What's a bit of racism sprinkled over the regular dose of sexism".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Fans Are Apologising To Beyonce For This Racist 'Khali Peeli' Song|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-khali-peeli-song-twitter-fans-react_in_5f55fef0c5b62b3add436e58|access-date=2020-09-08|website=HuffPost India|language=en}}</ref> [[News18 India]] said "It seems despite the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, the hashtags and the social media outrage, [[Bollywood]] hasn't learned much about [[racism]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khaali Peeli's New Song 'Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi' is Making Indians Apologise to American Singer|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/khaali-peelis-song-beyonce-sharma-jaayegi-is-making-embarrassed-indians-apologise-to-american-singer-2856479.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=News18}}</ref> After receiving heavy backlash online, the director Maqbool Khan apologised. On 13 September, the producers changed the spelling of the title, from "[[Beyoncé]]" to "Beyonse".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beyonse Sharma Jayegi: Khaali Peeli makers change Beyonce's spelling after receiving flak for 'racist' song|url=https://ww.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/beyonse-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-makers-change-beyonce-s-spelling-after-receiving-flak-for-racist-song/story-HwU9GFhy5KoWGchFOJrEPP.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}{{Dead link|bot=Sandy |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[News18 India]] reported that [[Jay-Z]] trademarked and protected the name "Beyoncé" and it therefore cannot be used without their permission.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beyonce, Beyonse or Duniya Sharma Jayegi? Multiple Song Name Changes Bring 'Khaali Peeli' Confusion|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-beyonse-or-duniya-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-song-name-change-leaves-indians-confused-2875703.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=News18}}</ref> The title was subsequently changed again, to "Duniya Sharma Jayegi".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indianspice.co.za/2020/09/14/racist-beyonce-lyrics-changed-in-khaali-peeli-bollywood-song/|title=Racist Beyoncé Lyrics Changed in 'Khaali Peeli' Song|work=Indian Spice|access-date=14 September 2020}}</ref> However, despite the name change, the video received 1 million dislikes within its first week on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Khaali Peeli' Song 'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Gets 1 Million Dislikes on Youtube Despite Name Change|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-to-duniya-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-song-gets-1-million-dislikes-on-youtube-despite-name-change-2875535.html|access-date=2020-09-14|website=News18}}</ref>