Khaali Peeli

Khaali Peeli is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film starring Ishaan Khatter, Ananya Panday and Jaideep Ahlawat.[2][3] Khaali Peeli is directed by Maqbool Khan and produced by Ali Abbas Zafar, Zee Studios and Offside Entertainment.[4] The story was written by Yash Keswani and Sima Agarwal.[5]

Khaali Peeli
Release poster
Directed byMaqbool Khan
Produced byAli Abbas Zafar
Himanshu Kishan Mehra
Written byYash Keswani
Sima Agarwal
StarringIshaan Khatter
Ananya Panday
Jaideep Ahlawat
Music byScore:
Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara
Songs:
Vishal–Shekhar
CinematographyAdil Afsar
Edited byRameshwar S. Bhagat
Production
company
Zee Studios
Offside Entertainment
Distributed byZee Plex
ZEE5
Release date
  • 2 October 2020 (2020-10-02)
Running time
120 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Principal photography begun on 11 September 2019 and shoot wrapped up in March 2020.[6] Khaali Peeli was originally scheduled to be released worldwide on 11 June 2020 in cinemas, before the COVID-19 pandemic led to its postponement owing to cinemas shutdown.[7] In August 2020, the makers sold its rights to new OTT platform Zee Plex.[8] Khaali Peeli was premiered directly online there on 2 October 2020, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti.[9] It was simultaneously launched at drive-in theatres of Gurugram and Bengaluru too.[10]

It was also announced that Khaali Peeli will enter cinema screens on 16 October 2020, following their reopening for first time after the pandemic, before the exhibitors and theatre owners declined to release it, stating that they won't violate the guidelines of cinemas by releasing a film in theatres after its digital launch.[11]

Plot

Set in 2007, the story is about two childhood sweethearts Pooja and Blackie who get separated due to certain circumstances when they were kids. Pooja, who is now a prostitute, decides to escape the brothel on turning 18, with a bag full of  stolen money. She bumps into Blackie who is now a very "chalu" Mumbai taxi driver. He agrees to "drive" her to freedom, in exchange for a hefty amount. This leads to a series of chase and escape – with the goons on Pooja's trail and the cops on the goons' trail.

Cast

Soundtrack
Khaali Peeli
Soundtrack album by
Vishal–Shekhar
Released15 September 2020[13]
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length10:25
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Vishal–Shekhar chronology
Baaghi 3
(2020)		 Khaali Peeli
(2020)		 Bhuj: The Pride of India
(2020)
Official audio
Khaali Peeli - Full Album on YouTube

The film's music was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, while lyrics were written by Kumaar and Raj Shekhar.

The song "Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi" was criticised online for lyrics that some found racist.[14][15][16][17][18] 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".[19] HuffPost India wrote "What's a bit of racism sprinkled over the regular dose of sexism".[20] 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".[21] 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".[22] News18 India reported that Jay-Z trademarked and protected the name "Beyoncé" and it therefore cannot be used without their permission.[23] The title was subsequently changed again, to "Duniya Sharma Jayegi".[24] The video received 1 million dislikes within its first week on YouTube.[25]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Duniya Sharma Jaayegi"Kumaar, Raj ShekharNakash Aziz, Neeti Mohan3:32
2."Tehas Nehas"KumaarShekhar Ravjiani, Prakriti Kakar3:55
3."Shana Dil"Raj ShekharDivya Kumar2:58
Total length:10:25

Reception

The film released on Zee Plex platform alongside Ka Pae Ranasingam.Devansh Sharma from Firstpost wrote "After Beyond The Clouds and Dhadak, Khatter puts on display yet another side of his multifaceted personality. Khaali Peeli is his most 'commercial' film yet, a la Ranveer Singh in Rohit Shetty's Simmba. But rather than mimicking his idols, Khatter invents his style in conformity with a Mumbai taxi driver on a steady diet of Bollywood films for years — and makes a meal of it.[26] Soumya Srivastava from Hindustan Times stated "Khaali Peeli is a concoction that can only be brewed in the belly of Bollywood. With one chase sequence following on the tails of another, director Maqbool Khan ensures not a single moment is without its adrenaline dialled up to an 11. But it’s quite shocking how easily one can grow bored of craziness as well" [27]

Shubra Gupta from The Indian Express said " Khaali Peeli knows that it needs to refresh the tropes it is up against, and manages to do so only some of the time in its two-hour duration" [28] Uma Ramasubramanian from Mid Day wrote "Khaali Peeli is the perfect package for Khatter, who gets to showcase his dancing skills, action, drama, romance, comedy and biceps. Known for his love for offbeat films — Majid Majidi's Beyond the Clouds (2017) and forthcoming A Suitable Boy (2020) — the wonder boy is equally crackling in a typical Bollywood entertainer. Panday, though she carries the role efficiently, doesn't deliver authenticity to the character" [29]

References
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  14. "Khaali Peeli song Beyonce Sharma Jayegi: Twitter says sorry to Beyonce for the 'racist' Ananya Panday-Ishaan Khatter song". Hindustan Times. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  15. DelhiSeptember 7, Krishna Priya Pallavi New; September 7, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 18:06. "Beyonce Sharma Jayegi trends online, Internet apologises to singer for Ananya-Ishaan's new song". India Today. Retrieved 8 September 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  17. World, Republic. "After 'Sadak 2', 'Khaali Peeli' teaser slammed by fans; crosses 800k dislikes on YouTube". Republic World. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  18. "'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Song from 'Khaali Peeli' Gets 1.5 Lakh 'Dislikes' on YouTube for Racist Lyrics". News18. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  19. "'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Is Bollywood's Latest Racist Offering -". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  20. "Indian Fans Are Apologising To Beyonce For This Racist 'Khali Peeli' Song". HuffPost India. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  21. "Khaali Peeli's New Song 'Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi' is Making Indians Apologise to American Singer". News18. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  22. "Beyonse Sharma Jayegi: Khaali Peeli makers change Beyonce's spelling after receiving flak for 'racist' song". Hindustan Times. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  23. "Beyonce, Beyonse or Duniya Sharma Jayegi? Multiple Song Name Changes Bring 'Khaali Peeli' Confusion". News18. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  24. "Racist Beyoncé Lyrics Changed in 'Khaali Peeli' Song". Indian Spice. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  25. "'Khaali Peeli' Song 'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Gets 1 Million Dislikes on Youtube Despite Name Change". News18. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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  27. "Khaali Peeli movie review: Ishaan Khatter, Ananya Panday take you back to Bollywood's mindless masala years". Hindustan Times. 2 October 2020.
  28. "Khaali Peeli review: A timepass movie". The Indian Express. 3 October 2020.
  29. "Khaali Peeli Movie Review: Off for a bumpy ride". mid-day. 3 October 2020.
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