Here's why Pakistanis are upset with Mehwish Hayat for featuring in Jatt Mehkma song with Honey Singh
Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat faces backlash after featuring in Yo Yo Honey Singh¡¯s Jatt Mehkma music video. Critics slam her for "vulgar clothes" and collaborating with an Indian artist despite her earlier stance.
Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat has sparked controversy with her appearance in the music video for Yo Yo Honey Singh's song Jatt Mehkma. People of the country are mighty upset with her clothes tagging them as "vulgar" in the music video, which was released last Friday and has already gained over 13 million views.
The first person to slam her was Pakistani YouTuber Sabih Sumair, who has over 6 lakh subscribers. Calling out Hayat for following the Bollywood "item girl" trend, he recalled how she has once said that she would never work with Indians. He criticised her for working with Honey Singh and also wearing revealing outfits. One user on X even joked how Pakistan's honor would have been preserved if Yo Yo gave the fur coat he is wearing in the video to Hayat.
ye white coat agar honey singh mehwish hayat ko dedeta tu shayad Pakistan ki izzat bach jati thori
¡ª furry ?? (@Ronaldindominus) November 5, 2024
Some other users were unhappy with another video doing the rounds in which Honey Singh apparently touched her without her consent while shooting a fun reel in which he is also singing the song. While Mehwish Hayat seemed comfortable with it, many slammed her and Singh for this behaviour.
It seems like Honey Singh can touch Mehwish Hayat without consent, and no one is raising an issue. pic.twitter.com/Xq6pqTc4yC
¡ª Habib. (@HabibeMedia) October 12, 2024
Meanwhile, many others are praising the song saying that the music video is reminding them of Peaky Blinders. You can watch the music video of Jatt Mehkma below.
More about Mehwish Hayat
Since her acting debut in 2015, Hayat has appeared in popular Pakistani films like Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017), Load Wedding (2018), and London Nahi Jaunga (2022), making her a household name. In October, she teased her collaboration with Honey Singh on Instagram, where she has 5.2 million followers, sharing a reel of them dressed in outfits from the Jatt Mehkma video. The post was captioned, "Karampura Karachi connection baby something exclusive with one n only."
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