Balam Pichkari

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Balam Pichkari [lower-alpha 1] is a Hindi song from the 2013 film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani , with music composed by Pritam Chakraborty, lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, and sung by Shalmali Kholgade and Vishal Dadlani. The music video of the track mainly focuses on actors Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Kalki Koechlin, and Aditya Roy Kapur. This song is often played during Holi such as on TV shows. [1] [2] [3]

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Background

This song was shot in 4 days but the choreography of the dance was recorded in three minutes and thirty seconds. [4] It was choreographed by Remo Dsouza [5]

Release and Response

The music video of the song was officially released on 22 June 2013 as a part of the soundtrack of film, through the YouTube channel of T-Series. It has become the top choice to play on the festival of Holi having 100 Million+ views. [1] [6] [7] This song is also represented as a symbol of friendship. [8]

Footnotes

  1. This is a shortened version of the lines “बलम पिचकारी जो तूने मुझे मारी, तो सीधी सादी छोरी शराबी हो गयी.” It roughly translates as “O my beloved! As you sprayed me with colors [on the festival of Holi], a simple girl like me got intoxicated with your love.”

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