00:00The Bhojpuri star accused of obscenity in his songs is now warning others about sin-washing.
00:05On August 18, Khesari Lal Yadav took to X to share his two cents on Premanand Maharaj.
00:10He wrote, Premanand Maharaj is not a machine to wash away sins.
00:14Follow him with faith, not for PR or publicity.
00:17But his sudden moral talk raised eyebrows, especially coming from the same artist whose
00:22tracks like these have long been slammed for vulgar lyrics and raunchy videos.
00:26In fact, back in June 2021, a complaint was filed against Khesari, accusing him of producing
00:31obscene songs, a case that reignited debate over vulgarity in the Bhojpuri industry.
00:36That's the same industry that began in the early 1960s, when India's first president
00:41Rajendra Prasad, a Bihari himself, urged actor Nazir Hussain to make the first Bhojpuri film.
00:47But over time, it slipped into decline, with filmmakers chasing quick profits through sexualized
00:51portrayals, semi-nude heroines and explicit lyrics.
00:54Which is why internet users found it ironic.
00:56Khesari Lal Yadav, whose own career is tied to that raunchy face of Bhojpuri cinema, is
01:02now talking about faith and publicity.
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