Published 18:38 IST, September 20th 2020

Ishaan Khatter presents 'Paatal Lok' fame Jaideep Ahlawat as 'Yusuf Chikna', posts BTS pic

Ishaan Khatter took to social media to introduce actor Jaideep Ahlawat's character from his upcoming film 'Khaali Peeli' scheduled to release on October 2.

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Ishaan Khatter took to Instagram on Sunday to introduce two prominent actors, Jaideep Ahlawat and Anup Soni, who will feature along with him in his upcoming film Khaali Peeli. He posted two stills from film and shared through caption that he will indulge in "lai-jhagda" with Jaideep's character 'Yusuf Chikna' in film. He wrote, "In film lai-jhagda ek taraf.. Behind screams toh apan team hain 😝 Milo apni pichhar ke gentle giant se - Yusuf Chikna 🔥".

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Khaali Peeli is all set to release on OTT platform ZEE5 on October 2 & it marks Ishaan's second big screen outing after his debut in 2018 film Dhak directed by Shashank Khaitan. actor will play role of a cunning taxi-driver named Blackie who rescues girl. Student Of Year 2 actor Ananya Panday will play le opposite Ishaan and Paatal Lok actor Jaideep Ahlawat will be seen in a supporting role in film.

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Ahlawat won critical acclaim for his performance as Inspector Hathi Ram Chaudhary in Amazon Prime Video web series Paatal Lok which released earlier this year. His promising acting skills and impressive screen presence have fans looking forward to more films by actor.

Khaali Peeli recently landed in a controversy as song titled 'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' was criticised allegedly for its racist overtones. track faced backlash for its lyrics “tujhe dekh ke goriya Beyonce sharma jayegi” with netizens calling it out for furring glorification of white skin and a bizarre comparison to African-American pop star.

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makers first tweaked Vishal-Shekhar composed track by changing spelling of Beyonce, replacing ‘c’ with an ‘s’ and have w completely changed line to “tera dekh ke nakhra duniya sharma jayegi.” Debutant director Maqbool Khan said decision to make changes to track, penned by Kumaar and Raj Shekhar, was taken as team wants to “entertain” and t offend anyone.

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18:38 IST, September 20th 2020