Jhalak Dikhlaja
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"Jhalak Dikhlaja" is a Bollywood
song composed and sung by Himesh Reshammiya
which was a part of the movie Aksar
. The lyrics were written by Sameer. The song is very popular and emerged into Indian pop culture. It played all over the TV channels, internet and is even incorporated in other movies. The phrase "Jhalak Dikhlaja" is now a commonly used phrase in India and abroad.
The song became an instant hit and is counted as one of Himesh's greatest songs. It appeared in almost all compilations of his hits, including One And Only: Himesh Reshammiya, Himesh Reshammiya: The Signature Collection and Emraan-Himesh: The Music Mafia. The remix version had Reshammiya appearing in the video, along with the rest of the crew of the movie. The song became an essential party number though the lyrics speak of a lover's longing and restlessness.
of Gujarat by locals who claimed that the song "attracted ghosts". Apparently, people who sang the song were possessed by spirits and started behaving in a strange way. They reasoned that the lyrics "aaja aaja" (literally "come come") invited ghosts.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
song composed and sung by Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya is an Indian music director, composer, singer and actor.-Music and film career:Himesh Reshammiya was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Vipin Reshammiya and Madhu Reshammiya. He had his first success as a music director of the 2003 film, Tere Naam...
which was a part of the movie Aksar
Aksar
Aksar is a 2006 Hindi thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Narendra and Shyam Bajaj under the banner of Siddhi Vinayak Creations. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Udita Goswami in the lead roles, while Dino Morea plays a cameo...
. The lyrics were written by Sameer. The song is very popular and emerged into Indian pop culture. It played all over the TV channels, internet and is even incorporated in other movies. The phrase "Jhalak Dikhlaja" is now a commonly used phrase in India and abroad.
History
"Jhalak Dikhlaja" is a lovesick admirer's request to his lady love to give him a glance of her features.The song became an instant hit and is counted as one of Himesh's greatest songs. It appeared in almost all compilations of his hits, including One And Only: Himesh Reshammiya, Himesh Reshammiya: The Signature Collection and Emraan-Himesh: The Music Mafia. The remix version had Reshammiya appearing in the video, along with the rest of the crew of the movie. The song became an essential party number though the lyrics speak of a lover's longing and restlessness.
In popular culture
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had the song playing in the background. - Jhalak Dikhhla JaaJhalak Dikhhla JaaJhalak Dikhhla Jaa is a television reality show and the Indian version of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and ABC's Dancing with the Stars.- Concept :...
was the name of a popular dance competition show on Sony Entertainment Television.
Controversy
The song was banned in a village called Davol in Anand districtAnand district
Anand District is an administrative district of Gujarat state in western India. It was carved out of the Kheda district in 1997. Anand is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is bounded by Kheda District to the north, Vadodara District to the east, Ahmedabad District to the west,...
of Gujarat by locals who claimed that the song "attracted ghosts". Apparently, people who sang the song were possessed by spirits and started behaving in a strange way. They reasoned that the lyrics "aaja aaja" (literally "come come") invited ghosts.