- Jhalak Dikhlaja
Jhalak Dikhlaja is a
Bollywood song composed and sung byHimesh Reshammiya which was a part of themovieAksar . The lyrics were written bySameer .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
HR 's hits, including "One And Only: Himesh Reshammiya", "Himesh Reshammiya:The Signature Collection" and "Emraan-Himesh: The Music Mafia" among others . The remix version had HR appearing in the video, along with the rest of the crew of the movie. Thesong became an essential party number though the lyrics speak of a lover's longing and restlessness.In popular culture
* The TV ad for
Bajaj Platina had the song playing in the background.
* Jhalak Dikhlaja was the name of a popular dance competition show on Sony Entertainment Television [SET] .Controversy
The song was banned in a village called
Bhalej ofAnand district inGujrat by locals who claimedthat the song 'attracted ghosts'. Apparently, people who sang the song were possessed by spirits and started behavingin a strange way. They reasoned that the lyrics 'aaja aaja' (literally 'come come') invited ghosts.External links
* Jhalak dikhla ja… and so appears the 'bhoot' [http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=68487]
* Bajaj Platina TV ad [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQpVQFhW5K8]
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