Being universally adored has its pitfalls. For Hania Amir, years of internet love have come with their fair share of trolls and unsolicited opinions. Her first musical release, Punjabi bop Pablo is a playful, cocky, unbothered clapback.
Like Britney turning scrutiny into “It’s Britney, bitch”, or Taylor Swift transforming criticism into pop currency, Hania is taking control of the narrative. Pablo doesn’t ask the haters to stop talking. It simply makes their noise irrelevant.
“Inni soni hun farzi ae kehde ne
Puchan menu tusi nashe kire lende ne
Kehnde yaar tussi rakhe bare pehre ne
Assi has de te tussi piche sadhde sadhde
Assi chill ae te roz panga lehre ne.”
The message is clear: You hate me because you can’t be me.
It is a familiar equation for anyone who has watched Amir’s relationship with the internet. For every fan, there is a critic. For every viral moment, a backlash. For every new success, someone was ready to question whether she deserves it. Pablo takes that entire exhausting ecosystem and flips the camera around.
In the video we see Hania in a simple white chikankari outfit, surrounded by a gang of joyful, supportive friends at a beach house. Adding to the fun is an audio clip from controversial Indian star Rakhi Sawant, telling Hania to ignore the negativity around her. It feels almost like celebrity advice from one survivor of the spotlight to another.
You can stare. You can speculate. You can hate-watch. She’s still going to have fun.
For years, the public has their opinions about Hania Amir: her appearance, her personality, her choices, her popularity. Now she gets to answer in the language of pop.
Predictably, internet haters have responded with their typical vitriol. 
