Hindi version of the hit song Zingaat releases today
The peppy dance number Zingaat from the Marathi film Sairat (2016) had the nation swinging to its beats. Post Sairat, its music composers, Ajay and Atul, were approached by other filmmakers to make a song similar to the hit number. Now, the track has been reprised in Dhadak, the film’s Hindi adaptation, which stars Janhvi and Ishaan, and is directed by Shashank Khaitan.
Talking about the original song, Ajay shares, “We knew that Zingaat would become popular in Maharashtra because of its tempo, rhythm and catchy words. Also, the lyrics don’t have any double meaning. However, we never thought that it would become so popular all over India, as well as across the world. We never expected it to be played at clubs in New York or on cruise ships in Singapore! The response was overwhelming.”
For the Hindi version, Dhadak’s producer Karan Johar was keen on roping in lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. The lyricist reveals that rewriting the song in Hindi was challenging. He says, “The Marathi song was released in the recent past and is still fresh in the minds of people. It has also achieved cult status. There was no point replacing the word Zingaat, so I retained the word and rewrote the rest of the song in Hindi. I made sure that the fun element was intact. I hope people give this version as much love as the Marathi one.” Ajay reveals that there are some differences between the two versions, “The beginning chorus in the Marathi song was in English, while in the Hindi version, the chorus is similar to what we hear in Rajasthani songs.” Dhadak’s Zingaat has been choreographed by Farah Khan.
Composer Atul shares, “We were confident Amitabh Bhattacharya would do justice to it. We are very happy with the Hindi version. We saw people dance in theatres when Zingaat (from Sairat) played on the big screen. So, I was sure that the Hindi adaptation will also have that effect.” The song will release today at 12.30 pm.
Dhadak, produced by Karan Johar, Zee Studios, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta, releases on July 20.
The peppy dance number Zingaat from the Marathi film Sairat (2016) had the nation swinging to its beats. Post Sairat, its music composers, Ajay and Atul, were approached by other filmmakers to make a song similar to the hit number. Now, the track has been reprised in Dhadak, the film’s Hindi adaptation, which stars Janhvi and Ishaan, and is directed by Shashank Khaitan.
Talking about the original song, Ajay shares, “We knew that Zingaat would become popular in Maharashtra because of its tempo, rhythm and catchy words. Also, the lyrics don’t have any double meaning. However, we never thought that it would become so popular all over India, as well as across the world. We never expected it to be played at clubs in New York or on cruise ships in Singapore! The response was overwhelming.”
For the Hindi version, Dhadak’s producer Karan Johar was keen on roping in lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. The lyricist reveals that rewriting the song in Hindi was challenging. He says, “The Marathi song was released in the recent past and is still fresh in the minds of people. It has also achieved cult status. There was no point replacing the word Zingaat, so I retained the word and rewrote the rest of the song in Hindi. I made sure that the fun element was intact. I hope people give this version as much love as the Marathi one.” Ajay reveals that there are some differences between the two versions, “The beginning chorus in the Marathi song was in English, while in the Hindi version, the chorus is similar to what we hear in Rajasthani songs.” Dhadak’s Zingaat has been choreographed by Farah Khan.
Composer Atul shares, “We were confident Amitabh Bhattacharya would do justice to it. We are very happy with the Hindi version. We saw people dance in theatres when Zingaat (from Sairat) played on the big screen. So, I was sure that the Hindi adaptation will also have that effect.” The song will release today at 12.30 pm.
Dhadak, produced by Karan Johar, Zee Studios, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta, releases on July 20.
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