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On June 11, BBC World Service released a documentary on Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala even after his father filed a complaint requesting the banning of the screening.
BBC releases Sidhu Moosewala’s documentary.
BBC World Service has released a two-part documentary, titled ‘The Killing Call’, on the Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu on June 11, focusing on how he was killed at a young age.
The foreign media house released the documentary on Moose Wala’s birth anniversary. Days before, Moose Wala’s father had filed a petition in the Mansa court in Punjab seeking a stay on the documentary’s screening.
The court will be hearing the petition on June 12. Despite the Moose Wala family’s objections to the documentary, the two-part documentary was published by the BBC.
The documentary was published before the family was able to release their own tribute which is an extended play (EP) of the singer’s unreleased songs.
The documentary features gangster Goldy Brar’s audio interview. Brar has been accused of orchestrating the assassination of Moose Wala on May 29, 2022, in Jawahar Ke village, Mansa district.
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It also contains interviews with some of the senior police officials from Punjab and Delhi, journalists and Moose Wala’s old friends.
Earlier, the BBC had decided to screen the documentary in a Mumbai cinema hall. However, the plan was cancelled after the controversy, and the media house decided to release it on YouTube instead.
In the YouTube video’s description, the BBC wrote: “On 29 May 2022, Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered by hired gunmen who tracked his car, shot him through the windshield, and left him to die. Afterwards, gangster Goldy Brar publicly claimed responsibility for the killing. But nearly three years later, no one has been convicted, the motives remain unclear, and Brar is still at large. BBC Eye Investigations has spoken to people close to Sidhu, tracing his rise from rural Punjab to global stardom, examining how he became entangled with one of India’s most feared criminal networks, and asking why he was targeted.”
“This is a story that spans rural Indian villages, Canada’s hip-hop scene, the complex history of Punjab, and the evolving political climate in India. It also ventures into the hidden world of organised crime and includes a chilling phone call with the fugitive gangster who claims to have ordered the killing. Featuring exclusive access to Moose Wala’s friends and collaborators, and previously unseen archive material, the film includes voices speaking publicly for the first time,” they added.
Moose Wala’s father, Balkaur Singh Sidhu, in his complaint, had said that a programme is being organised by BBC World Service on June 11 at 3 pm to screen Sidhu Moose Wala’s documentary in Juhu.
The father had raised concerns that the documentary may destroy his son’s legacy.
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