What we know so far of fake views controversy surrounding Badshah as reports claim he bought them for Rs 72 lakh
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Popular Indian rapper Badshah is now under scrutiny of police as he is reported to have paid for additional views on his music videos.
In several reports, Mumbai Police has said thatBadshah, when questioned, agreed that he paid up to the tune of Rs 72 lakh for views. With the same fake views, he is said to have broken a viewership record for his song ‘Paagal Hai’. He is currently being questioned for a racket that sells fake followers and views to social media influencers.
He is said to have purchased around 7.2 crore views for Rs 72 lakh in order to set the world record for most YouTube views in the first 24 hours. He had claimed that the music video for ‘Pagal Hai’ had been watched 75 million times in the first day of its release, beating previous records set by Taylor Swift and the Korean boy band BTS. The claim was rejected by Google.
Watch the song here:
Nandkumar Thakur, deputy commissioner of police, told Mumbai Mirror: “The singer confessed that he wanted to set a world record for most number of viewers in 24 hours on YouTube. That is why he paid Rs 72 lakh to this company.”
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“Apart from Pagal Hai, we are also scrutinising his other songs posted on social media,” said police.
Badshah has denied the allegations. “Following the summons, I have spoken to the Mumbai Police. I have aided the officials in their investigation by cooperating and carrying out the due diligence on my part. I’ve categorically denied all the allegations levelled against me and made it clear that I was never involved in such practices, nor do I condone them. The investigation procedure is being executed in accordance with the law and I have complete faith in the authorities, who are handling this matter. I’d like to thank all those who have conveyed their concern to me. It means a lot to me.”
Before this, Badshah was caught in a plagiarism row for his song featuring Jacqueline Fernandez titled 'Genda Phool'. Read about it here.
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