The first time when I heard about Yo Yo Honey Singh was in 2012. You can judge me to any extent, won’t complain. Angreji Beat, the chartbuster he sang with Gippy Grewal was used in the title credits of Homi Adjania’s Cocktail. Over the years, he treated us with songs in Bollywood films like Blue Hai Paani, Lungi Dance and Yaar Na Miley.
Hirdesh Singh (as per IMDb), popularly known as Yo Yo Honey Singh, has a discography with several chartbusters that would make anyone envy him. Netflix released a documentary featuring the singer-rapper, who continues to be relevant despite his career’s highs and lows.
Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous, a Netflix documentary is produced by Guneet Monga Kapoor and Achin Jain. Kapoor won two Academy Awards, one in 2019 as an executive producer for the documentary Period. End of Sentence, and another as the producer of The Elephant Whisperers.
Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous documentary
The 80-minute-long documentary directed by Mozez Singh is a no-holds-barred account of the rapper from none other than Yo Yo Honey Singh himself.
From the window-less apartment in West Delhi’s Karampura to brushing shoulders with the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, Singh has witnessed it all. The occasional cuss words in the show could have been avoided or at best beeped it.
Nevertheless, it is the unfiltered avatar of a global rap sensation that is the centre point of this documentary. Singh opens up about his struggles with mental illness that made him paranoid about himself.
Yo Yo Honey Singh’s tales will tear the fans who have adored and supported him at all walks of life. The rapper reveals the moment when he came out in the open about his mental illness before his family members.
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For the first time I guess, we get to meet Singh’s family, who have countless stories to share. The Blue Eyes and Dope Shope singer reveals how being out of work filled him with guilt while facing his father.
After the December 16 Nirbhaya gangrape case in 2012, there was massive outrage over Singh’s songs, with many accusing him of writing lyrics that glorified rape. He even breaks his silence on allegations of writing and singing such songs, which attracted a lot of hate and criticism.
The documentary also focuses on the singer’s marriage to his childhood sweetheart, which ended on an ugly note.
This documentary is worth watchable, both for fans and viewers who despite not being his followers, want to know more about him.