India, April 29 -- Kannada director Prem recently received backlash over the song Sarse Ninna Sarega Sarse (Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke in Hindi) from his upcoming film KD: The Devil. The number featuring Sanjay Dutt and Nora Fatehi ran into trouble over its suggestive lyrics, penned by the filmmaker. At a press conference ahead of the film's release, Kichcha Sudeep came to Prem's defence. (Also Read: Dhruva Sarja's KD The Devil trailer removed from YouTube due to 'uncertified content' weeks after Nora Fatehi song)

Sudeep, who plays a cameo in KD, recently attended a press conference with the film's team. Talking about the controversy over the song, he defended the director, saying, "Prem has made songs in the past that have brought us close...