Objections had been raised to scenes within the track exhibiting ladies throwing their college luggage.
Three instances have been registered in Haryana in opposition to Bollywood singer-rapper Badshah over his newly launched track Tateeree. Police have shaped particular groups to arrest him and have additionally began the method of issuing a Look Out Round (LOC).
Police officers additionally warned that authorized motion might be taken in opposition to individuals who create reels or movies utilizing the track and add them on social media.
The track, launched on March 1, 2026, had obtained practically 5 million views earlier than it was faraway from YouTube following the controversy.
In the meantime, Badshah launched a video assertion apologising for hurting sentiments. He stated some individuals in Haryana had been offended by sure lyrics and scenes within the track.
“I actually am from Haryana. I had no intention of claiming something inappropriate about any baby or girl from the state,” he stated.
Badshah added that he belongs to the hip-hop style the place lyrics are sometimes used to problem opponents.
“In a method, these traces had been geared toward opponents. I’ve all the time tried to advertise Haryana’s tradition. If anybody felt damage by that a part of the track, please forgive me contemplating me a son of Haryana,” he stated.
Badshah’s Tateeree track faraway from YouTube.
Why the track triggered controversy
- Disrespect to ladies: Robust objections had been raised over the lyrics of the track, particularly the road “Aaya Badshah doli chadhane, in sabko ghodi banane.” Haryana State Ladies’s Fee chairperson Renu Bhatia referred to as the lyrics indecent and stated they objectify ladies.
- Unauthorised filming: The music video reveals scenes that includes a Jind Roadways bus and a authorities college in Saccha Khera village of Narwana.
- Authorities alleged that the manufacturing group didn’t take official permission to shoot at these places.
- Alleged mistaken message: The video reveals ladies in class uniforms throwing their college luggage, whereas some college students are seen standing on high of a bus throughout the track. A number of social organisations criticised the visuals, saying they ship the mistaken message to society.
Authorized motion warning for reels
Panchkula Police has issued a discover asking Badshah to look earlier than investigators instantly.
Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal stated police groups have been shaped to arrest the singer. Authorities have additionally written to YouTube and different social media platforms to take away the track.
Police warned that authorized motion might be taken in opposition to anybody who makes reels or movies utilizing the track and uploads them on-line.
Present deliberate in Mumbai on March 14
The track was filmed in Saccha Khera village in Narwana, Jind district, in addition to in Dubai.
On February 26, Badshah visited Kaithal and Sonipat in Haryana to advertise the track. Through the promotion, he additionally arrived in a buggy at a village in Sonipat.
In the meantime, the manufacturing group had scheduled a dwell present that includes Simran and Badshah in Mumbai on March 14.
Ladies’s Fee summons singer
Amid the controversy, the Haryana Ladies’s Fee issued a discover to Badshah on Friday.
He has been requested to look earlier than the fee in Panipat on March 13.
Police have registered three separate FIRs in opposition to the singer in Panchkula and Jind. Khap panchayats and a number of other social organisations have additionally demanded a ban on the track, claiming it goes in opposition to Haryanvi tradition.
Badshah arrived in a buggy at a village in Sonipat to advertise his new track Tateeree.
