Punjabi singer-songwriter Guru Randhawa has expanded his humanitarian efforts for households devastated by the Assam floods. The singer has partnered with the Sikh Support Basis to construct 35 everlasting, flood-proof properties in Sivasagar, Jorhat and Nepali Khuti areas of Higher Assam.
Guru Randhawa donates ₹7 lakh
Guru Randhawa has donated ₹7 lakh in the direction of the initiative. This information comes at a time when Guru is dealing with backlash over his newest observe, Effective Shyt, with many calling its tone misogynistic in the direction of company girls. Other than Guru, different Bollywood stars reminiscent of Salman Khan and Randeep Hooda, in addition to digital creators Fukra Insaan and Triggered Insaan, have actively pooled assets to scale up rehabilitation efforts within the worst-hit areas of the state.
Randhawa had beforehand donated ₹5 lakh to the Hey Life Basis, which helped present pressing necessities reminiscent of meals, clothes, medical provides and different primary requirements to help displaced communities within the state.
Guru Randhawa’s Effective Shyt backlash
Recently, the singer has confronted appreciable trolling and backlash over his music Effective Shyt, which was launched on August 6. Nonetheless, the singer stays unfazed by the controversy and on Monday shared a video of himself driving a Porsche on an empty street in a desert. Taking to his Instagram deal with, Guru wrote, “Responsible as charged of constructing songs that repeat in your head without end. Low-key loving the edits although. No dangerous vibes! It’s only a foolish little slang… relax relax relax fam.”
Earlier than this, when the controversy had begun, he took a break from the chatter and mirrored on the incident as he visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Although he didn’t tackle the backlash straight, he shared a message about religion and shifting forward regardless of tough instances. He wrote within the caption in Punjabi, which roughly interprets to, “Whom Waheguru blesses, no storm can ever shake. When Baba Nanak holds somebody’s hand, they solely maintain shifting ahead.”
About Effective Shyt
He launched the Effective Shyt music video on Thursday. The music video started with a disclaimer stating that every one the folks within the video are above 18 and that it’s a work of fiction. It additionally had a cheeky message for viewers to not try the strikes in an workplace, as it’d find yourself with them within the HR workplace.
Set in an workplace, with Guru enjoying a senior skilled, the music video reveals him surrounded by younger feminine colleagues. Whereas Guru concentrates on work, the feminine colleagues dance and sing round him. Many viewers didn’t agree with the music’s depiction and referred to as the singer out for allegedly sexualising workspaces and questioned the general therapy of the ladies featured within the video.