Following criticism for its offensive lyrics, Nora Fatehi’s new song Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke is facing legal challenges.

Nora Fatehi’s most recent song has sparked a new issue, with criticism now turning into legal action. After snippets of the song Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke from the film KD: The Devil, starring Sanjay Dutt, went popular on X, many people were outraged by the song’s allegedly repulsive and deceptive lyrics. Raqueeb Alam wrote the lyrics. Now, the criticism extends beyond social media. The song’s suspected usage of offensive content has prompted a notification from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

IANS reports that social activist and advocate Vineet Jindal has petitioned the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to have the song immediately banned and removed. Both the lyrics and the images are allegedly offensive and dangerous, especially for young people, according to the complaint.

The song, which is now making the rounds on YouTube and social media, contains “highly vulgar, sexually suggestive, and obscene expressions,” according to the complaint. It goes on to say that the dance movements and picturization are offensive, adding to a broader issue of public decency.A separate criminal complaint has apparently been made with the Delhi Police Cyber Cell, and the issue has also been forwarded to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

A number of significant contributions are named in the complaint, including vocalist Mangli, composer Arjun Janya, director Prem, and lyricist Raqeeb Alam. Additionally, it specifies that the song may be subject to legal requirements under the Information Technology Act of 2000, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, and Section 294 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Notably, the Hindi translation has not been the only one to get criticism. Similar issues with the original Kannada lyrics have been raised by viewers, who have questioned the material in both languages. The Hindi version of the song has been taken down from YouTube by the creators in response to the mounting criticism.Since the song went viral, social media has been inundated with responses. Many users voiced dissatisfaction with what they perceived to be a drop in Bollywood lyric quality.

“I miss the old Bollywood songs, man,” said one under the video. One more said, “Bollywood lyricists when they run out of ideas.” Another wrote, “There was a time when I misunderstood Emraan Hashmi, but he never gave a bad song. In today’s time, I can’t even imagine such good songs.” One user commented, “Bollywood songs used to be written by poets, and now they’re written by cheap people who think vulgarity and double meanings = Creativity.” Another added, “Not sure what’s worse – the lyrics or the confidence to release them.”