Diljit Dosanjh and Will Smith do the bhangra in unexpected collaboration, watch video

In the track “Int. Barbershop — Day” from his latest album, the actor-singer shed light on the Oscars controversy with lyrics, “Him and Jada both crazy girl, what you talkin’ bout?/ You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth.”

The song included several other lines that directly referenced his infamous Chris Rock slap at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. One of the lyrics of the song was, “I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back/ And you know they only made him do that because he’s Black.” However, Will did not have to return his Oscar — the Academy instead banned him from attending any event related to the organisation for 10 years. The actor-singer also resigned his Academy membership and issued an apology, saying that he was “deeply remorseful” for his actions.

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Based on a True Story marks Will Smith’s first full-length solo music project in 20 years, with his last release being 2005’s Lost and Found. Meanwhile, Diljit Dosanjh recently wrapped shooting for the UK schedule of his Punjabi film Sardaar Ji 3. Slated to have a worldwide release on June 27, the film is a third part of the Punjabi horror comedy franchise Sardaar Ji. The previous two installments released in 2015 and 2016, respectively.