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| name = Hawa Hawa<br />
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| artist = [[Hasan Jahangir]]<br />
| album = ''Hawa Hawa''<br />
| language = [[Urdu]]<br />
| released = 1987<br />
| genre = pop<br />
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| composer = Hasan Jahangir<br />
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"'''Hawa Hawa'''" is a 1987 [[Urdu]] song sung by Pakistani pop singer [[Hasan Jahangir]].<ref name=":4">{{cite journal |last=Baidya |first=Animesh |title="Tuni'r Ma": From Nation to "Inter"-Nation |journal=Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East |volume=32 |issue=3 |date=2012-12-01 |issn=1089-201X |doi=10.1215/1089201X-1891516 |pages=494 |url=https://read.dukeupress.edu/cssaame/article-abstract/32/3/492/251/Tuni-r-Ma-From-Nation-to-Inter-Nation |access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
"Hawa Hawa" was recorded in 1986, and released in 1987.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last=Menon |first=Aditya |title=30 years of Hawa Hawa: Hasan Jahangir on why the song rocks even today |website=Rediff Realtime News |date=2017-07-06 |url=https://realtime.rediff.com/news/entertainment/30-years-of-Hawa-Hawa-Hasan-Jahangir-on-why-the-song-rocks-even-today/134e70653ce66af0 |access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref> The tune of the song is based on the 1970s [[Persian language|Persian]] song "Havar Havar" by [[Kourosh Yaghmaei]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Devarsi |title=Pakistani hit 'Hawa Hawa' is the earworm that doesn't need a remake |website=Scroll.in |date=2 July 2017 |url=https://scroll.in/reel/842316/hawa-hawa-is-the-earworm-that-doesnt-need-a-remake |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref> The song start with the line "Hawa Hawa Ai Hawa Khushbu Loota De" ("Air, oh Air, Swell the fragrance").<ref name=":4"/><br />
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According to Jahangir the beats of the song "are extremely catchy and would appeal to people from diverse cultures and musical traditions. Even when you can't understand the language, you can appreciate the beats and the rhythm".<ref name=":5"/><br />
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==Reception==<br />
The song became immensely popular throughout [[South Asia]], particularly in three countries Pakistan, India, and [[Bangladesh]]. Jahangir's album by the same name also became in India, and the song frequently played on radio in the country.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":4"/> The song was frequently remade in [[Bollywood]] films; sometimes with same lyrics and music and sometime with same music, but with different lyrics.<ref>{{cite web |last=Khan |first=Salman |title=Bollywood's obsession with 'Hawa Hawa' song will leave you perplexed |website=Free Press Journal |date=2017-07-05 |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/bollywoods-obsession-with-hawa-hawa-song-will-leave-you-perplexed |access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref><br />
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Shortly after the release of "Hawa Hawa", the tune of the song was unofficially used in "Jawan Jawan Ishq Jawan", a song from 1989 [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]]-starrer ''[[Billoo Badshah]]''. It was sung by Govinda himself.<ref name=":0"/> The song "Aaya Aaya Pyar Aaya" in the 1989 Hindi film ''[[Aag Ka Gola]]'' was adapted from "Hawa Hawa".<ref>{{cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1981 - 1990 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |year=2020 |isbn=978-81-938482-2-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4rcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1091 |access-date=2021-09-19}}</ref> It was composed by [[Bappi Lahiri]], and it featured [[Archana Puran Singh]], [[Sunny Deol]], and [[Prem Chopra]] dancing on the song.<ref name=":5"/><br />
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In 2017, The makers of the Hindi film ''[[Mubarakan]]'' (2017) released a new version of this song as promotional single of their film, which was written with different lyrics while keeping "Hawa Hawa" hookline same. The version was sung by [[Mika Singh]], featuring [[Arjun Kapoor]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz]] dancing on the song. Devarsi Ghosh, writing for [[Scroll.in]], called the remake version 'earworm' which 'doesn't need a remake'.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Pakistani fans throw potshots at 'Hawa Hawa' remake from Arjun Kapoor's Mubarakan |website=The Indian Express |date=2 July 2017 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/arjun-kapoor-mubarakan-pakistani-fans-hawa-hawa-remake-twitter-reactions-4729227/ |access-date=17 September 2021}}</ref> The remake version of the song also featured in the 2012 Hindi film ''[[Chaalis Chauraasi]]''.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Shah |first=Kunal M |title=Hawa Hawa in Chaalis Chauraasi |website=The Times of India |date=2011-12-19 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/hawa-hawa-in-chaalis-chauraasi/articleshow/11165199.cms |access-date=2021-09-17}}</ref> The [[Bengali language|Bengali]] of "Hawa Hawa" also appeared in [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] song "O Tunir Ma".<ref name=":5"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Pakistani songs]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani pop songs]]<br />
[[Category:Urdu-language songs]]<br />
[[Category:1987 songs]]</div>WikiDwarfBOT