Within three days of it's release on Youtube, the song "Gandi Baat" from Prabhu Deva's 2013 film R...Rajkumar received over one million views.
The energetic song is sung by Mika Singh and Kalpana Patowary and picturized on Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha along with Sonu Sood and Mukul Dev. Director-dancer-choreographer Prabhu Deva and south Indian actress Charmy Kaur make special appearances in the song as well.
The song was written by Pritam with lyrics by Anupam Amod. In a Miss Malini story, the composer explained,
"With Prabhudheva and Shahid Kapoor we needed a track high on tempo and energy and we are extremely confident that they will take Gandi Baat notches higher."
According to Bollynook.com, the lyrics can be translated as:
Smoking a Beedi on the corner of your street, I’ve waited for you
Without any reason, while waiting, I drank 18 cups of tea also
When I behaved with nobility/decency
You called me a ruffian, shoved me aside and didn’t give me any attentionI’ve studied A B C D for too long now
I’ve sighed for too long
I’ve talked nicely for too long
Now with You, I’ll do...Dirty talks... Dirty dirty dirty talks
Why do You do this?
Why do You reject me in love?
Since You know that
I’m twice as lovely as any normal girlWhy do You do this?
Why do You reject me in love?
When You know that
I’m twice as crazy as any ordinary lover
I’ve studied A B C D for too long now
I’ve sighed for too long
I’ve talked nicely for too long
Now with You, I’ll doDirty talks... Dirty dirty dirty talks
O rosy beauty!
It has happened between us now
What to say from the mouth
The conversation has already happened between the heartsYou were very stubborn on first sight
But slowly You started melting
I’ve talked nicely for too long
Now with You, I’ll do...Dirty talks... Dirty dirty dirty talks
According to the Hindustan Times, the song became so popular that Shahid Kapoor purchased the rights to the title for a future film:
A source close to the actor reveals, "Shahid’s recent songs like ‘Agal bagal’, ‘Dhating naach’, ‘Saree ke fall sa’ and ‘Gandi baat’ have had people listening to them on loop and copying his dance moves from the videos. Out of them, ‘Gandi baat’ has become synonymous with him as people just look at him and start mouthing the lyrics."
Since the audience associates the song so closely with the actor, the source says that Shahid wants to register the title ‘Gandi Baat’ for a possible film in the future.
"The first thing on anyone’s mind when they meet him is this song, so it got Shahid thinking, and now he plans to keep the title with him. If anyone decides to make a film with him and wants to use the title, he will give it to them," says the source.
Known as the Michael Jackson of India, Prabhu Deva created dance moves that required a different kind of skillset than Shahid was used to. But Prabhu had faith in the excellent dancing abilities of Shahid Kapoor and the actor-dancer eagerly became a student of this new style, quickly unlearning old and adopting new techniques.
In one dance move, Shahid has to fall to his knees, then partially rise and spin around and fall to his knees again. This he does several times - which caused some pain and injury, but nothing that prevented him from working on the dance move until it was perfect.
Another step requires Shahid to perform "the wave" with his body from a horizontal position on the ground. The move was tough to learn - even for Prabhu - who joined Shahid on the dance floor to perform the step in the final film version.
In a Digital Spy story, Shahid Kapoor talks about what it was like working with Prabhu Deva:
"I must say that the way Prabhu sir choreographs and dances, being a dancer I can say it is amazing and I am a fan. He is a genius in the true sense. The attention to details he pays in dancing, the style of dance he has, the way he conceives things is so original and exciting."
The following playlist features both video and lyric versions of the song along with some behind-the-scenes, making-of videos.
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