Beyonce as Bollywood 'Rani' is beautiful in Coldplay!
Coldplay released the video of Hymn for the Weekend featuring Beyonce and Sonam Kapoor from their new album ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’ on Friday and soon accusations of cultural appropriation started flooding the internet.
News Nation Bureau | Updated : 31 January 2016, 10:55:38 AM
Beyonce in Coldplay
Coldplay on Friday released the video of Hymn for the Weekend featuring Beyonce from their new album ‘which soon invited criticism on social media.
Beyonce in Coldplay
Many accused her of cultural appropriation and the issue soon started flooding the internet.
Beyonce in Coldplay
Beyonce, plays a Bollywood actress 'Rani' in the video.
Beyonce in Coldplay
Some are flaking her for dressing in the garbs of a culture she doesn’t belong to.
Beyonce in Coldplay
Some also criticised the team for cultural appropriation by Beyonce in her dressing.
Beyonce in Coldplay
The video, directed by Ben Mor, sees the artist dressed in traditional Desi adornment while playing the role of a Bollywood actress.
Sonam in Coldplay
Meanwhile, Sonam Kapoor has also done a cameo in the song.
Sonam in Coldplay
A story to tell my grandkids, tweeted Sonam after the video was unveiled.
Sonam in Coldplay
She runs in slow motion wearing lehengas and does a blink-and-you-miss-it eight-second cameo.
Beyonce in Coldplay
Cultural appropriation, particularly of Desi traditions, has become an increasingly frequent topic of conversation of late.
