4. “Ohnu akh V laun ni dehnda, O jassa kal di tareek da, border ni tapda chitta , O munda Ludhiane udeek da…”
Translated: “It doesn’t even let him rest his eyes for a moment, the need for the next day’s fix; Chitta (cocaine) doesn’t even cross the border, the boy is waiting for it in Ludhiana!”
‘Chitta’ (local slang for Cocaine), sung by singer Veet Baljit released in 2014 too is all about drugs.
Why are songs that glorify drugs and alcohol and objectify women, so openly accepted, while a movie which throws light on the same, in a positive manner, in a MUCH better portrayal of the situation, being put under the microscope?!
This is not a layman’s observation, but a conclusion reached by a one-of-its-kind study undertaken by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. The institute analysed 2,000 Punjabi songs popular with youngsters in the last year, and found that at least 1,200 extolled the vices. The researchers also analysed students on a psychometric purified scale and found out that students who listened to such songs a lot were very likely to do drugs, indulge in violence and even had a negative attitude towards women!
While the state government wants ‘Udta Punjab’ stripped of scenes and dialogues that could “defame” Punjab over drug abuse (89 cuts et al), surprisingly on the contrary, there seems to be no objection to locally produced music which promotes the drug habit & alcoholism!
