There are temples. Lots of colours--mostly pink and saffron. Holi. More holi. Kathputlis. And men wearing golden, shimmering suits. A movie called 'Rani'. Diwali. Taxis--but not your regular Kaali Peelis--only TaxiFabric that has floral designs all over them. Beyoncé as a Bollywood actress. And, the sky is always filled with something that's not smoke--birds, colours or crackers.
Oh, and it's also got actress Sonam Kapoor in it. We wouldn't have noticed her if we didn't know that she was to make a cameo appearance. The actress appears very briefly in two places. Just in case you haven't spotted--watch carefully at 3.36 to 3.37 and 3.43 to 3.44.
Sonam Kapoor is very excited about the video and wants to tell her grandkids about the story:
A story to tell my grandkids! I was in a @Coldplay video! Woo hoo! #biggestfan https://t.co/gY2r9orAnq
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) January 29, 2016However, many on Twitter are already cracking jokes about the blink-and-miss appearance.
5 marks for spotting Sonam Kapoor in the latest coldplay video.
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) January 29, 2016Sonam Kapoor's appearance in the new Coldplay song lasted more than my last relationship.
— §μp (@supaarwoman) January 29, 2016The rock band has been great at keeping secrets. Last year, Chris Martin played a gig in Delhi that the city found out about only the next day. Then the entire band showed up in Mumbai and shot a music video, without any announcement or media reports. And now, a video with Beyoncé and Sonam Kapoor, and no one had a clue.
Many on Twitter said that's not how India really looks:
Coldplay's new video is basically what India looks like to white people
— Kanksha Raina (@SpoiledHobo) January 29, 2016i dont even know what to say about this coldplay video except can white rock bands please stop filming holi videos in india, thank you.
— ahmed ali akbar (@radbrowndads) January 29, 2016Meanwhile, Beyoncé seems to have started a debate on cultural appropriations.
It's not ok that Beyoncé and Coldplay are profiting off Indian culture. No, that doesn't change how wrong it is when white ppl do it.
— julia craven (@CurlyCrayy) January 29, 2016Culture appropriation in new Coldplay's video with Beyoncé?
— Mateusz Kalinowski (@thepolishteen) January 29, 2016What's the big deal about stereotyping and cultural appropriations in coldplay's video? Is this the first time? Better than Lean On video.
— Hope | less (@Sathvik20) January 29, 2016I'm onto Coldplay using POC (Rihanna/Beyoncé) to cover for their cultural appropriations (China/India). They're not fooling me.
— Diablo Alejandro (@ali3njandro) January 29, 2016I'm Indian and Beyoncé did not appropriate Indian culture in the new Coldplay music video. Lazy liberals, go fight for a real cause.
— Sonya Desai (@SonyaDesai) January 29, 2016Beyoncé cannot: appropriate culture
Beyoncé can: take part in a trash orientalist video which exploits culture
U can: drag Coldplay 1st.
— Tiss The Magnificent (@naturallytiss) January 29, 2016Watch the video above.
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