Honey Singh has landed in legal trouble after actress Neetu Chandra filed a petition on the use of vulgar and explicit songs in Bollywood. In a new development in this controversy, the date of hearing on the case has also been scheduled. For the unversed, Neetu filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Patna High Court, accusing the singer of promoting vulgarity in his latest song ‘Maniac.’
Meanwhile, the hearing on this case has been scheduled on March 28, 2025. According to IANS, one session of hearing was carried out by a bench headed by acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Ashutosh Kumar. The court also asked the central government to clarify its stand on the issue.
In the PIL, Neetu Chandra claimed that the song ‘overly sexualises’ women, presenting them merely as ‘sex objects.’ She also argued that the use of Bhojpuri language in the song normalises such vulgarity. Apart from Honey Singh, lyricist Leo Grewal and Bhojpuri singers Ragini Vishwakarma and Arjun Ajanabi have also been mentioned in the PIL.
On the work front, Honey Singh is currently is on concert tour and has been performing in different cities across India. In a media interaction, the rapper earlier gave credit to Diljit Dosanjh for raising the bar of live performances with his Dil-Luminati Tour. “I want to give the credit to my brother Diljit Dosanjh, who raised the bar and standards of Indian live shows. So we definitely want to take it to next level,” he said.
While talking about the concert, he added, “It’s not going to be how I used to perform before – rough and raw. It’s going to be very larger than life…very different kind of performances, which have never been there on internet…never seen before. Let’s keep it a surprise because we have lots of things bigger than that planned for the tour. Not just featuring 2-3 artistes or mega stars from Bollywood. We are going to take it to the next level. Just trust me.”
Honey Singh will next perform in Indore. He has already performed in Delhi, Lucknow and Mumbai.
