Balam Pichkari

"Balam Pichkari"
"Balam Pichkari"
Song

Balam Pichkari^[a] 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]

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

^ 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.”

References

^ ^a ^b "भांग के नशे में चूर मदालसा शर्मा ने किया 'बलम पिचकारी' पर जबरदस्त डांस, देखें Video". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "Deepika Padukone Looks Like Total Holi Mood, Grooves to Balam Pichkari With Face Smeared in Colours". India.com. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "6 Years of 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani': 'Naina' Deepika Padukone and 'Bunny' Ranbir Kapoor groove to Balam Pichkari, Watch". DNA India. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "বলম পিচকারি গান তৈরি শ্যুট হয় চার দিনে, যার পেছনের কারণ রানি মুখোপাধ্যায়ের ভাইয়ের এই নেশা". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Happy Birthday Remo D'Souza: From Pinga to Balam Pichkari, 6 Songs Choreographed by Him". www.news18.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Holi 2021 Bollywood playlist for every generation: From 50s to 2020s, a song from each decade". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Holi 2021: From Ananya Pandey to Priyanka Chopra, see how Bollywood celebrates". gulfnews.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "EKTA 2021—A Journey Celebrating Diversity, Unity and Friendship". The Harbus. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[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.”

[:0-2] "भांग के नशे में चूर मदालसा शर्मा ने किया 'बलम पिचकारी' पर जबरदस्त डांस, देखें Video". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[3] "Deepika Padukone Looks Like Total Holi Mood, Grooves to Balam Pichkari With Face Smeared in Colours". India.com. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[4] "6 Years of 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani': 'Naina' Deepika Padukone and 'Bunny' Ranbir Kapoor groove to Balam Pichkari, Watch". DNA India. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[5] "বলম পিচকারি গান তৈরি শ্যুট হয় চার দিনে, যার পেছনের কারণ রানি মুখোপাধ্যায়ের ভাইয়ের এই নেশা". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[6] "Happy Birthday Remo D'Souza: From Pinga to Balam Pichkari, 6 Songs Choreographed by Him". www.news18.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[7] "Holi 2021 Bollywood playlist for every generation: From 50s to 2020s, a song from each decade". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[8] "Holi 2021: From Ananya Pandey to Priyanka Chopra, see how Bollywood celebrates". gulfnews.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[9] "EKTA 2021—A Journey Celebrating Diversity, Unity and Friendship". The Harbus. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

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