Guru Randhawa’s Sirra: From Charts to Court

Guru Randhawa's "Sirra" is making rounds on the internet for many reasons

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00:00Doso ki Chawmeen?

00:02Well, that's what internet users heard when the chorus of Sira by singer Guru Randhawa

00:07featuring Kiran Bajwa dropped.

00:12Internet users caught on fast flooding timelines with jokes and memes about the misheard lyrics.

00:18Many users also noticed how Spotify had caught on to the meme.

00:21Type Doso ki Chawmeen into the search bar and Sira pops up right at the top.

00:26But that's not the only reason the song is making headlines.

00:29Guru Randhawa is facing fresh backlash and this time it's legal.

00:33The reason?

00:34Drug-related references in the song.

00:36Reports state a local resident filed a complaint alleging it contains derogatory drug-related

00:42lyrics.

00:42He pointed to a line in the song that roughly says,

00:45we were given opium as our first dose after birth, which he claims insults Sikh traditions.

00:51As a result, the Ludhiana court has summoned Randhawa to appear for a hearing on September 2,

00:56in 2025.

00:57This comes just days after another controversy over his music video Azul,

01:02which was accused of sexualising schoolgirls and even drawing allegations of pedophilia.

01:07Similarly, singer-actor Diljeet Dosanj too had faced backlash in 2024 when Telangana government

01:13had warned him against performing songs promoting alcohol, drugs or violence ahead of a Hyderabad

01:19concert following complaints over singing such lyrics at a past show.

01:23In Guru Randhawa's case, he continues to make headlines as his viral songs raise

01:28questions about the limits of music and its impact on society.

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