Chitta Kurta
{{short description|2019 single by Karan Aujla ft. Gurlez Akhtar}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Chitta Kurta
| cover = Chitta Kurta.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Karan Aujla
| album =Chitta Kurta
| released = {{Start date|2019|12|3}}
| recorded = November 2019
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =Punjabi
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=37}}
| label = Rehaan
| composer = Deep Jandu
| lyricist =Karan Aujla
| producer = Sandeep Rehaan
| prev_title = Hint
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Jhanjar
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|o9PY6NsB3_E|"Chitta Kurta"}}}}
}}
"Chitta Kurta" ({{translation|"White Kurta"}}) is a song by Indian singer and lyricist Karan Aujla featuring Gurlez Akhtar. The song was written by Aujla and music was composed by Deep Jandu . The music video was directed by Sukh Sanghera and starred Tanu Grewal as the female lead in it. The song was released on 3 December 2019 by Rehaan Records. The lyrics{{Citation|title=Chitta Kurta lyrics written by Karan aujla|url=https://thelyrically.com/chitta-kurta-karan-aujla-gurlez|language=en|access-date=2019-12-27}} and Video describe how Aujla's new white clothes got dirty while dealing with his enemies.
The song hit various charts upon its release. It appeared on Global, Australia, Canada, India, and New Zealand YouTube weekly charts. Also, the song appeared in the UK Asian music chart (BBC) and Apple Music India daily chart. In December 2019, the song and Aujla were the most-listened song and artist respectively on YouTube in Punjab, India and Chandigarh. However, the song was criticized for promoting violence. It was also said that he replied to his rival Sidhu Moose Wala's song 'Dhakka' which was released on the same day.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/when-violence-is-the-object-not-subject-42368|title=When violence is the object, not subject|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200216093759/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/when-violence-is-the-object-not-subject-42368 | archive-date=2020-02-16|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=The Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-02-16}}
Music video
File:Karan Aujla Chandigarh.png on 29 November 2019]]
The music video of the song was directed by Sukh Sanghera, who also served as cinematographer. The filming of the video lasted for two days in November 2019 in Canada. Sanghera in his vlog disclosed Gurlez Akhtar was selected as a female singer after the filming of music video.{{Citation|title=Chitta Kurta Vlog {{!}} Karan Aujla {{!}} Sukh Sanghera Deep Jandu Rehaan Records|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJbH-bYVQSU|language=en|access-date=2019-12-27}} Karan Aujla and Tanu Grewal acted as lead artists in the music video. The music video was released on YouTube on 3 December 2019 by Rehaan Records and it trended for over nine days in Punjab, India. As of January 2025, it has been viewed over 300 million times.{{Citation|title=Chitta Kurta (Full video) Karan Aujla feat. Gurlez Akhtar {{!}} Deep jandu {{!}} Punjabi Songs 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9PY6NsB3_E|language=en|access-date=2019-12-27}}
Accolades
Karan Aujla and Gurlez Akhtar were nominated for Best Duet Vocalists at PTC Punjabi Music Awards.{{Cite web|title=PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2020: Nominations|url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/voting/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006024223/https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/voting/|archive-date=6 October 2020|website=PTC Punjabi|access-date=6 October 2020|language=en-US}}