Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Dabangg – tracing the genesis of Munni Badnaam Hui

The track Munni Badnaam Hui from Dabangg seems to have caught the fancy of many.  Malaika is a premier item girl, and of course Salman has never looked more dashing then he does in this film, with his pencil thin mustache!  People think this rocking item number will greatly increase the footfalls in single screens, and that was always Salman's forte.  Salman's entry in the song and his trademark dance moves will certainly gladden his fan-base:



But where did this earthy song originate from?  A fellow blogger Khanabadosh pointed out to me this Bhojpuri gem:

http://ww.smashits.com/music/uttar-pradesh/play/songs/26506/balma-bada-bavaali/184166/launda-badnam-hua-naseeban.html

Read more on Bhojpuri inspirations at LINK

10 comments:

  1. I think there are many versions of this song prevalent in eastern UP and Bihar; they use to be sung in Nautankis.

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  2. Yes, I too think this kind of song and tune was part of the folk singing collection! But I still prefer the Rani Bala version the most. Words are awesome.

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  3. hahahahaha awesome song :D
    aap hain jhankar electronics basti se 251 rupaiye ka inaam :D

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  4. Heard this song long time back. probably in 80's first time. And its a popular Nautanki song in central UP as well.

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  5. By central UP you mean Allahabad? Because Kanpur speaks different dialect.

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  6. I have seen some of these nautankis in marriages. I am not sure they are still in demand or not, but in 80s they were in premium and people (village folks) use to travel long distances to listen to them.

    Most famous use to be one Bijli Rani.

    http://songs.smashits.com/bijli_rani.html

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  7. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Folk-inspires-B-wood/articleshow/6559186.cms

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  8. Hahah KB, I told TOI to at least give credit where its due, to KB from FS :D

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  10. http://bhojpuriasongs.blogspot.com/

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