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{{Infobox song<br />
| name = Dum Maro Dum<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| type =<br />
| artist = [[Asha Bhosle]] & [[Choir|Chorus]]<br />
| album =<br />
| released = 1971<br />
| format =<br />
| recorded = [[Mumbai]], 1971<br />
| studio =<br />
| venue =<br />
| genre = [[Film score]], [[Filmi]], [[Indian rock]], [[Psychedelic rock]], [[Raga rock]]<br />
| length = 1:50<br />
| label = Saregama India Ltd.<br />
| composer = [[Rahul Dev Burman]]<br />
| lyricist = [[Anand Bakshi]]<br />
| producer =<br />
}}<br />
'''Dum Maro Dum''' ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]: दम मारो दम, "Puff, take a puff!") is an [[India]]n [[Hindi]] song from the 1971 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]''. It was sung by [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[choir|chorus]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Hare Rama Hare Krishna |title-link=Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film) |others=[[R.D. Burman]] |year=1971 |type=soundtrack album, back cover |publisher=[[Navketan Films]] |id=MOCE 4102 |location=[[Dum Dum]], India}}</ref> The song was picturized on [[Zeenat Aman]]. It was written by [[Anand Bakshi]] and composed by [[Rahul Dev Burman]]. It has been remixed and sampled by many other artists.<br />
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The song was a hit in the 1970s, and gained cult status in India.<ref name="xtraedition">{{cite news<br />
|url=http://xtraedition.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/msid-455290.cms<br />
|title=Dum Maro Dum - Hare Rama Hare Krishna<br />
|accessdate=2006-11-26<br />
| work=The Times Of India<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Personnel==<br />
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The song was originally intended to be a duet, with [[Lata Mangeshkar]] singing for the "good girl", and [[Usha Iyer]] (later Usha Uthup) singing for the "bad girl".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-excerpt-from-rd-burman-biography/20110510.htm?print=true | title = It was Lata versus Asha over Dum Maro Dum! | publisher = [[rediff.com]] | date = 2011-05-10 | accessdate = 2012-03-02 }}</ref> However, due to some changes, the song ended up being a solo sung by [[Asha Bhosle]]. The sound ''aa..aa..aa..'' at the end of each stanza is that of Usha Iyer, who also chants ''Hare Krishna Hare Rama'' with the chorus.<br />
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The song presented the lyricist [[Anand Bakshi]] as a versatile lyricist and shaped his career. It also boosted the composer [[Rahul Dev Burman]]'s career. [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder]] played the [[guitar]] for the song.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.the-south-asian.com/Bhupinder.htm <br />
|title=Bhupinder - Hauntingly 'Hummable' <br />
|accessdate=2006-11-26 <br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111120941/http://www.the-south-asian.com/Bhupinder.htm <br />
|archive-date=2006-11-11 <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
}}</ref> [[Charanjit Singh (musician)|Charanjit Singh]] played the distinctive drone of the transichord that opens the song.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mohta|first=Ekta|title=The Accidental Pioneer Of Acid House|url=http://www.mansworldindia.com/features/the-accidental-pioneer-of-acid-house|accessdate=8 May 2014|newspaper=Man's World|date=9 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509015132/http://www.mansworldindia.com/features/the-accidental-pioneer-of-acid-house|archive-date=9 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Charts and reviews==<br />
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The song topped the [[Binaca Geetmala annual list 1972]]. In [[Binaca Geetmala]], a song could appear for a maximum of 18 weeks, after which it was called a ''Sartaj Geet''. On 15 March 1972, ''Dum Maro Dum'' became a ''Sartaj Geet'' while it was at #1 ''payddan'' (position). It had remained at #1 position for 12 weeks.<br />
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Daniel Shiman, a reviewer wrote about the song, "It's a montage of creaking synthesizers, psychedelic guitars, and, of course, vocals nailed by Asha Bhosle in an ear-piercing exposition of sound."<ref name="xtraedition"/><ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.o-dub.com/soulsides/2006_10_01_archive.html<br />
|title= Soul Sides + "Office Naps = Soul Naps?<br />
|date=2006-10-01<br />
|accessdate=2006-11-26<br />
}}</ref> [[Kishore Kumar]] once said that the song is powerful enough to bring a dead person to life.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/05ms1.htm<br />
|title=Asha: 70 years, 70 landmarks<br />
|date=2003-09-08<br />
|accessdate=2006-11-26<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Picturization==<br />
The song was picturized in [[Kathmandu]]. It shows Janice (Zeenat Aman) in her [[hippie]] attire, smoking cannabis or hashish and swaying under the effect of the herbs while hypnotically crooning the "Dum Maro Dum", encouraging one to 'take another toke'. She dances with a look of ecstasy on her face.<br />
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Later in the movie, [[Dev Anand]] replies to the song by singing ''Ram Ka Naam Badnaam Na Karo'' ("Do not desecrate the name of [[Rama]]"), sung by [[Kishore Kumar]].<br />
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==Other versions==<br />
The song has been remixed and sampled by a number of artists. It has also been included in many compilations. [[Dev Anand]] did not include the complete version of ''Dum Maro Dum'' in ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]'', as he was worried the song would overshadow the film.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/01/stories/2003070100260100.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101022073447/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/07/01/stories/2003070100260100.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2010-10-22 | title = Beat poet | author = Mini Anthikad-Chhibber | date = 2003-07-01 | newspaper = [[The Hindu]] | accessdate = 2012-03-02 }}</ref><br />
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[[Usha Uthup]] (who sang the song "I Love You" with Asha Bhosle in Hare Rama Hare Krishna) has performed the song many times. British DJ, San-j Sanj has used the infectious guitar hook and created a dance track featuring Natty A called "So Real So Right". DJ Ritu and [[Bally Sagoo]] compiled the song for their collection ''The Rough Guide to Bollywood'' in 2002. In 2004, the hip-hop artist [[Method Man]] sampled the song in his third album ''[[Tical 0: The Prequel]]'', for the track "What's Happenin'" featuring [[Busta Rhymes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Method Man sample of Dum Maro Dum|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/1441/Method%20Man%20feat.%20Busta%20Rhymes-What's%20Happenin'_Asha%20Bhosle%20and%20Usha%20Iyer-Dum%20Maro%20Dum/|publisher=[[WhoSampled]]|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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It was featured in the 2003 Bollywood movie [[Boom (2003 film)|Boom]], where Zeenat Aman once again sings and dances to ''Dum Maro Dum''. The song was re-recorded for the album ''[[You've Stolen My Heart (album)|You've Stolen My Heart]]'' (August 2005) by [[Kronos Quartet]] and [[Asha Bhosle]]. The album was a tribute to [[Rahul Dev Burman]]. The song was also featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories soundtrack|the soundtrack]] to the 2005 [[video game]] ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<br />
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Dum Maro Dum has been covered by Soul Funk Band [[Botown]] on the album 'The Soul of Bollywood'. Like the original, Botown's version was recorded completely live. It builds on the original's psychedelic soul leanings with a hypnotic laid-back groove.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<br />
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The song has recently been covered by Indian film enthusiasts "The Knockouts", from Luton, England, on their 4-track EP, ''The Remarkable Sounds of India''. The Knockouts, who usually record lo-fi garage punk/surf instrumentals, have, for this release only, engaged the services of fellow Asha fan, Mick Sheridan, who has lived for several years in India.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<br />
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The iconic song has also been remixed as an item song and picturized on [[Deepika Padukone]] in the Hindi film ''[[Dum Maaro Dum (film)|Dum Maaro Dum]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award]] (Asha Bhosle)<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1569060,001100050008.htm<br />
| title=Versatility, thy name is Asha Bhonsle<br />
| date=2005-12-05<br />
| accessdate=2006-11-26<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web<br />
| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067183/awards<br />
| title=Awards for Haré Raama Haré Krishna (1971)<br />
| accessdate=2006-11-26<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PM0p693lGw|- Watch the song.]<br />
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