We all enjoy listening to Bollywood songs, don't we? And we also enjoy learning some amazing and fun facts about Bollywood songs as well. We do listen to these songs with all our heart, but some of us go deeper into these songs. All the Bollywood buffs always try to update their knowledge about Bollywood. I don't think there's anything wrong in doing so because everyone has their own likes and dislikes. We can't deny this fact that many of us have this inquisitiveness to know some facts about our favourite Bollywood songs or movies. Some search for lyrics, meaning of the lyrics while some even want to know facts about the music. I guess we should have a little curiosity for all things including movies and songs because they do constitute a big part of our life and we depend on them for our entertainment, so why not know some behind the scenes and facts as well? Today, I have brought to you a list of 10 Bollywood songs and some fun and amazing facts about Bollywood songs. Scroll down to know more!
1) Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si (from- Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi):
So, everyone of us know this song. We enjoy this song and also enjoy Kishore Kumar's voice in this song which we all love. The ones who listen to this song must also be vibing to the euphonious music, but do you know that the tone of this song is inspired by a song named 'Sixteen Tons' originally sang by Merle Travis which later in 1955 got a new version sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford, another American singer and then there were many international versions of this song too and then we have 'Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si ', the Indian version of this tone.
Listen to the song 'Sixteen Tons' here:
2) Meri Mehbooba (from- Pardes):
Ok, so all the ones who have heard this song 'Meri Mehbooba' from the movie 'Pardes' must have loved the whole song except for the weird lyrics part which goes like 'O bloody d d, O blooda da da, O blado do do, what to do'. Well, you'll be surprised to know that these lyrics do have a thought behind it. Don't know the meaning of these lines but surely know the reason why they are included in this song. This verse is a tribute to the English rock band, 'The Beatles' who created a song titled- "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da".
Listen to the song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" here:
3) Neend Churaayi Meri (from- Ishq):
This song from the movie 'Ishq' was also remade in the movie Golmaal Again. This original song has vibrant music and lyrics. Well, this vibrant tune of this song is lifted from a 1990's English song 'Sending all my love' by a pop-band named 'Linear'. This song isn't a case of inspired tune because the exact tune from the song 'Sending all my love' is used in this song.
Listen to the song 'Sending all my love' here:
4) Dil To Pagal Hai (from- Dil To Pagal Hai):
So, so, unquestionably, this is the movie with the best music album and the proof for it is the fact that more than 10 million audio cassettes of Dil To Pagal Hai were sold worldwide and the producers earned an advance of ₹4.5 crores for the music rights. While anothet fact about this particular song is that, it was shot at Europa-Park- the biggest theme park in Germany and also at Baden-Baden- a spa town near the Black Forest mountain ranges.
5) O O Jaane Jaana (from- Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya):
A fun-filled song which we love grooving to. But do you know the fact about this song that, Kamaal Khan produced and sung the first version of this song when he was in London in 1996. It was an instant hit. But the song was rejected by the producers of various movies after which, two years later, Salman Khan decided to use it for "Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya". Well, there's another fun fact behind why Salman Khan is shirtless in this song and it's because he was supposed to wear a red shirt in this song but the sizes didn't fit him, so Sohail Khan asked him to shoot the video without a shirt and that's how we got the shirtless Salman in this iconic song!
6) Rangeela Re (from- Rangeela):
When Asha Bhosle sang the song 'Rangeela Re' she was 61 years old and A. R. Rahman usually recruited her to sing for the younger actresses and we can't deny how beautifully her voice still suited to the actresses. While speaking about the whole music album of the movie Rangeela, both Aamir Khan and Asha Bhosle did not first like Rangeela's soundtrack. This was A. R. Rahman's debut in the Hindi movies.
7) Bhool Bhulaiyaa (from- Bhool Bhulaiyaa):
Here we have another case of inspired song. Yes, this rather funky and fun song is inspired from a track by "JTL", a South Korean dance music group. The original song is titled "My Lecon". Bollywood does have many such songs with inspired tunes used in it.
Listen to the song "My Lecon" here:
8) Kajra Re (from- Bunty Aur Babli):
You must not be knowing this but this straight-up-fire song 'Kajra Re' featured in one of Brazil's highest-rated television series called 'Caminho das Indias'. Speaking about the vibrant music that this song has, the music of the song falls under a genre called 'Kajari', derived from the word 'Kajal', that is a semi-classical singing genre, originating in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
9) Dil Chahta Hai (from- Dil Chahta Hai):
"Dil Chahta Hai, kabhi naa beetein chamkile din". Have you ever paid much attention to this one line and found something weird? Well, this line sounds just fine and straightly means that the heart doesn't want the sparking days to pass away. But something different struck in Farhan Akhtar's mind after listening to the two words 'Chamkile Din'. He was intent on removing these words from this verse since he felt it sounded like a detergent brand. Filmmakers really always have a unique point of view.
10) Dard-e-disco (from- Om Shanti Om):
The title of this song is the most unique one and choreographer and director, Farah Khan came up with the term, "Dard-e-disco". The plan was to mix sadness and dance in the same song and this title is a satirical take on fancy Persian terms like, "Dard-e-dil" and "Dard-e-muhabbat". And what Shah Rukh Khan said about this song is that, "Normally one gets females for item songs but this time they used a man. Farah said I am the item girl in this song." Another unique point of view of the filmmaker to come up with such a cool, unique and fun song title.
