Songs from Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor's Abir Gulaal quietly pulled from YouTube India: Reports
Dubai: Two songs from the upcoming film Abir Gulaal, starring Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor, have been quietly removed from YouTube India, according to reports.
Khudaya Ishq and Angreji Rangrasiya were earlier available on the production house's official channel and on Saregama's YouTube page, which holds the music rights. Both videos are now no longer accessible on the platform in India.
No official statement has been issued regarding their removal.
The update comes in the backdrop of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists.
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