Guru Randhawa has responded to the backlash over his new song Fine Shyt, calling the controversy “a silly little slang” and shrugging off the criticism.
The song, released Thursday, was called out on social media for being misogynistic towards female corporate workers, with many labelling it a “cringe fest.”
Unbothered, the 34-year-old shared a video of himself driving a Porsche through a desert, writing on Instagram, “Guilty as charged of making songs that repeat in your head forever. Low-key loving the edits though. No bad vibes! It’s just a silly little slang… calm down calm down calm down fam.”
Before addressing the backlash directly, the Lahore singer had visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday, sharing a photo near the Amrit Sarovar with a Punjabi caption that roughly translates to, “Whom Waheguru blesses, no storm can ever shake. When Baba Nanak holds someone’s hand, they only keep moving forward.”
The Fine Shyt music video opens with a disclaimer stating all cast members are above 18 and that it’s a work of fiction.
Set in an office, it shows Guru as a senior professional surrounded by female colleagues who dance around him while he stays focused on work, a portrayal many viewers felt sexualised the workplace.
This is not his first brush with such criticism; his earlier song Azul had also drawn backlash for allegedly sexualising schoolgirls.
Meanwhile, fellow singer Tony Kakkar took a lighter dig at the row, joking in a video, “Yes, Guru bhai! What have you done, yaar? You did it all by yourself and didn’t even tell me.”
