Dilbar (song)

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"Dilbar Dilbar"
Song by Alka Yagnik
Language Hindi
Released11 June 1999 (1999-06-11)
Genre Filmi, Dance pop
Length5:46
Label T-Series
Composer(s) Nadeem-Shravan
Lyricist(s) Sameer
Music video
"Dilbar Dilbar" Sirf Tum on YouTube

"Dilbar" is a Hindi language originally released as part of the soundtrack for the 1999 film Sirf Tum . The songs was originally composed by Nadeem-Shravan and sung by Alka Yagnik, with lyrics by Sameer. The song's original music video features Sushmita Sen and Sanjay Kapoor. [1] The Sirf Tum soundtrack album sold 2.2 million units, and was the ninth best-selling Bollywood music album of 1999. [2]

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Satyameva Jayate version

"Dilbar"
Dilbar cover art.jpeg
Song by Neha Kakkar, Dhvani Bhanushali and Ikka Singh
from the album Satyameva Jayate (2018 film)
Language Hindi
Released3 July 2018 (2018-07-03)
Genre
Length2:14
Label T-Series
Composer(s) Tanishk Bagchi
Lyricist(s)
Music video
"Dilbar - Satyameva Jayate" on YouTube

The recreated version of the song was released with the title "Dilbar" in Satyameva Jayate under the banner of T-Series on 3 July 2018. It was written by Shabbir Ahmed and Ikka Singh, composed by Tanishk Bagchi, choreographed by Adil Shaikh and Nora Fatehi and sung by Neha Kakkar and Dhvani Bhanushali, with rapping by Ikka Singh. Bagchi made use of the Oud, a fretless Middle-Eastern stringed instrument, along with Arabic drums to re-envision the classic song for the new film. [1]

The music video of this song features Moroccan-Canadian dancer Nora Fatehi in an item number. The video heavily references Arabic culture, and the actor John Abraham also makes an appearance. [1] In the music video, Nora Fatehi performs belly dancing, an Arabic dance style that was previously featured in a number of popular Bollywood item numbers, performed by actresses such as Helen in "Mehbooba O Mehbooba" from Sholay (1975), Zeenat Aman in "Raqqasa Mera Naam" from The Great Gambler (1979), Mallika Sherawat in "Mayya Mayya" from Guru (2007), and Rani Mukerji in "Aga Bai" from Aiyyaa (2012). [3]

Reception

The remake received 20 million views on the first day of its YouTube release. [4] It became the first Indian song to reach number three on the Billboard YouTube Music Chart. [5] [6] The Satyameva Jayate version of the song has received about 1.2 billion views on YouTube, making it one of the most-viewed song on the T-Series YouTube channel. [7]

Devansh Sharma from Firstpost remarked, "The soul of the new track is Neha Kakkar who brings a sensual-yet-never-raunchy appeal through her vocals. Her range allows her to switch from the meditative stanzas to the uninhibited chorus like a chameleon." [8] Shravan Shah from Missmalini said, "The original one was done so well and is so engraved in our hearts that the reprise version just doesn’t match up to it." [9] Nora's belly dancing has received wide praise, but the song has also received some mixed reactions from fans of the original song. [10]

Arabic Dilbar

"Arabic Dilbar"
Dilbar Arabic Cover.jpeg
Single by Nora Fatehi and Fnaïre  [ fr ]
Language
Released30 November 2018 (2018-11-30)
Genre
Length3:51
Label T-Series
Composer(s) Mohcine Tizaf
Lyricist(s)
  • Khalifa Mennani
  • Achraf Aarab
Producer(s) Bhushan Kumar
Music video
"Dilbar Arabic Version" on YouTube

"Arabic Dilbar" is the Arabic language version of this song, featuring a mix of three languages (Arabic, Hindi, and French), [11] was released on 30 November 2018 under the banner of T-Series. Nora Fatehi made her debut as a singer in this song, [12] [13] [14] [15] as a collaboration with Moroccan hip hop group Fnaïre. The song was composed by Mohcine Tizaf, with lyrics by Khalifa Mennani and Achraf Aarab, and the performance in the video for the release was choreographed by Caeser Gonsalves. [16]

Whereas the Satyameva Jayate music video heavily referenced Arabic culture, the music video for the Arabic version instead heavily references Indian culture. In contrast to the Arabic belly dancing in the Satyameva Jayate video, Nora Fatehi and Fnaire instead perform standard Bollywood dance routines in the Arabic version.[ citation needed ]

Reception

According to Zee News , "The song easily crossed 100 million views on YouTube within days of its release and no sooner was the social media flooded with several mashups and dance videos." [17] Srishti Kapoor of Mumbai Mirror said, "Her debut song as a pop artist in the Middle East and North Africa, just like the original, will make one want to dance. What makes it unique though, is the use of Moroccan instruments." [12]

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