Prem on KD-The Devil song featuring Norah Fatehi

Prem on KD-The Devil song featuring Norah Fatehi. Dhruva Sarja's KD-The Devil directed by Prem landed in trouble when the song Sarse Ninna Seraga Sarse (Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke in the Hindi version of the film) shot on Norah Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt landed in controversy over obscene lyrics.

Now speaking to scribes, Prem said “I don’t want any controversy. Mine is an emotional film, and the song is meant to be something people dance to at parties. It’s been well received in Karnataka and Kerala. Why would I want controversy?”

He added that while he wrote the original Kannada lyrics, the Hindi version was translated by lyricist Raqueeb Alam. He admits he was unaware of the specific wording that later drew criticism. “Everything went smoothly with the Kannada original. I didn’t understand the Hindi words used in translation as I am not fluent in the language. I come from a village where phrases like ‘neeche mat gira, uthao’ are part of everyday speech, it’s Janapada,” he adds.

He questioned  “If anyone is hurt, I am very sorry. Our big film faced a small lyrics issue, but it has been blown out of proportion. There are so many larger problems in the world, war hai, LPG gas ki problem hai toh kyun ek gaane pe itni badi controversy kar di?”