If your song is going to have a ridiculous title and lyrics, it might as well be stupidly catching. Low and behold, aunties were dancing to it at every party. TBT to the obsession Bollywood had with item songs post ‘Sheila Ki Jawani’ and ‘Munni Badnaam.’ When this song first released, I thought no way would this song become a thing. In real life when uncles and aunties take their pictures they start singing this song as well and it drives me insane! - Tayeba Hussain 5.
This song is so annoying now, especially on every single TV show when someone is taking a selfie they automatically choose this song to play in the background. Do I go from 0 to 100 when I hear this song? Absolutely. “Saturday” – “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania”īy this time, Bollywood was obsessed with mindless bangers about partying, to the point where this song just named one after the most lit night of the week and describes a girl who loves to party.
This song is from the Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan movie ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.’ It was so stupid lol! No Punjabi I know, and I know tons, refers to their butt as ‘tooh’…nobody. Despite the sheer ludicrousness of the song, you can’t help but “kukdu ku” along. This song is literally about eating chicken in different forms and the noises a chicken makes. In honor of “Chennai Express”-and its “Lungi Dance”-turning 5 years old this week, we present nine other ridiculous Bollywood songs that somehow became mainstream hits. Unfortunately, the song’s silly lyrics and corresponding dance became a trend that even international stars were eager to learn. You all know what we’re talking about – the “Lungi Dance,” of course! The entire “Chennai Express” song is a tribute to South Indian film LEGEND Rajnikanth, which is a nice concept, in theory. “Chennai Express” represents the masala that Hindi film audiences still crave, and more importantly, the ridiculous upbeat songs that come from those masala movies. Five years ago, the biggest trends were selfies (which clearly hasn’t faded), and the “Harlem Shake” – and the biggest hits out of Bollywood were high-caliber fare like “The Lunchbox,” and silly, nonsense movies like “Chennai Express.” Retrieved 30 December 2013.It never ceases to amaze me the range of Bollywood films that are released ever year. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013.
Hindustan Times – via Highbeam (subscription required). ^ "SRK-Honey Singh Pay Tribute to Rajinikanth in Chennai Express".Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. ^ "Chennai Express Music Release date".^ "The Thalaivar Tribute (Lungi Dance) Feat.Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani did not promote the film's music nor attended the film's promos. The rumour turned out to be true and the composers felt cheated.
When rumours surfaced about Honey Singh's involvement, Vishal Dadlani tweeted, "It's hilarious and pathetic how desperately this tacky rape-rapper is trying to ride on the fame of SRK and Chennai Express (sic)". Meanwhile, Honey Singh was asked by the film director to perform in the promotional song of "Lungi Dance".
The film's music composing duo, Vishal–Shekhar, were under the impression that they were the only musicians working on Chennai Express. Mohar Basu of Koimoi wrote in his review, "I am quite assured that not every Rajni fan has Lungi as their favorite attire and neither will they appreciate Lassi in their coconut! Not that I was expecting meaning in the lyrics of the song, but the song's words are as meaningless as the aimless Deepika Padukone shaking her leg in this too-desperate-to-be-funny song." The Firstpost review said, "I may have to go swallow some Kafka and Faulkner after this column to feel smart again, but at least I know that I have done my Patient Zero duty in spreading the Lungi Dance virus. "Lungi Dance" received mainly mixed reviews from critics in India. Excerpts from the lyrics of the song include: The song was composed by Yo Yo Honey Singh, as a tribute to actor Rajinikanth.