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{{Infobox song|<br />
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| name = Kajra Re<br />
| cover = Aishwarya With Abhishek.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = [[Aishwarya Rai]] along with [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] appeared in ''Kajra Re'' song<br />
| type = song<br />
| artist = [[Alisha Chinoy]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]] and [[Javed Ali]]<br />
| album = [[Bunty Aur Babli]] soundtrack<br />
| released = 2005<br />
| format =<br />
| recorded =<br />
| studio =<br />
| venue =<br />
| genre = [[Ghazal]], [[Qawwali]] [[filmi]]<br />
| length = 8:04 (soundtrack album)<br> 7:50 (music video)<br />
| label = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">[[Yash Raj Films|Yash Raj Music]]</div><br />
| writer =<br />
| composer = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]<br />
| lyricist = [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]<br />
| producer = [[Aditya Chopra]]<br>[[Yash Chopra]]<br />
| misc = {{Audio sample<br />
| type = song<br />
| file = Kajra Re.ogg<br />
| description = Kajra Re<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kajra Re''' ({{lang-hi|कजरारे}}, English: ''[[Kohl (cosmetics)|Kohl]]-like dark(Eyes)''<ref>[http://www.bollywhat.com/lyrics/bunt_lyr.html#4 Lyrics to "Kajrare"] from bollywhat.com</ref>) is a song composed by [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]], written by [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]] and sung by the [[playback singer]]s [[Alisha Chinoy]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]] and [[Javed Ali]]. It is from the [[2005 in film|2005 film]] ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'', starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Rani Mukerji]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The female lead is a courtesan trying to express her desires to attract the male, or her client.<ref name="Oxford University Press">{{cite book|last1=Beaster-Jones|first1=Jayson|title=Bollywood Sounds: The Cosmopolitan Mediations of Hindi Film Songs|date=9 October 2014|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0199993483|pages=2–4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=238ZBQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=21 September 2017}}</ref> It features Amitabh and Abhishek at a nightclub and [[Aishwarya Rai]], making a special appearance in the film, sings for Amitabh, who joins her with Abhishek in the singing and dancing.<br />
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==Production and development==<br />
''Kajra Re'' is inspired from a folk song from the [[Braj]] region, in which the celebrated dark eyes are Lord Krishna's. The words "''Tujhse milna purani dilli mein''" have been rendered by Amitabh Bachchan. It was a very famous "[[item number]]" from the movie ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]''. Uncommon to other "item songs" the music was influenced by the genre of [[kajari]].<ref name="Oxford University Press"/><br />
The trio have used [[sitar]] to make it sound more Indian. Amitabh Bachchan, after initially hearing the song, demanded a few changes, but the director, [[Shaad Ali]], and producer, [[Aditya Chopra]], convinced him against them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2006/03/24/1104/index.html |title="I have to compliment Himesh. If we have 2 hits a year, he has 20" - Ehsaan |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |date=2006-03-24 |accessdate=2011-06-28 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The song was composed in half a day. Alisha was chosen for the female vocals since her anglicized accent was meant to provide an essentially different intonation.<ref name=redifftop>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2005/nov/10songs1.htm |title=rediff.com: 2005's Top 5 |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref><br />
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==Reception and impact==<br />
The melody of this song was used as the main method to promote the film and the soundtrack.<ref name="Oxford University Press"/><br />
The song became extremely popular among the masses<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/255081.aspx |title=HindustanTimes-Print |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=2007-10-31 |accessdate=2011-06-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022025859/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/255081.aspx |archivedate=2012-10-22 }}</ref> and was hugely successful on Indian music charts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/calcutta-times/Second-coming/articleshow/1154707.cms |title=Second coming - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2005-06-28 |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> The [[Hindustan Times]] described it as "the reinvention of the qawwali by Shankar-Ehsaan-Roy and Gulzar" and called it "the [[Item song|item number]] of the decade."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/From-Melody-to-Dev-D/Article1-492354.aspx |title=From Melody to Dev D |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2011-06-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204160308/http://www.hindustantimes.com/From-Melody-to-Dev-D/Article1-492354.aspx |archivedate=2010-12-04 }}</ref> ''Kajra Re'' featured on top in ''[[Rediff]]''s 2005's list of top 5 songs.<ref name="redifftop"/> It also won the poll conducted by Planet Bollywood as the song of the year with a whopping 44%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Awards/stats05.php#8 |title=People's Choice Awards 2005 |publisher=Planet Bollywood |date=1996-08-20 |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref><br />
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It was voted as the song of the year by three radio stations, including [[Lotus FM]], a station popular among the [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]] in [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/jan/05kajra.asp |title=‘Kajra Re‘ voted song of the year in South Africa - bollywood news |publisher=glamsham.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref> The song was also featured in ''[[Caminho das Indias]]'', a marathon soap opera that ran on [[Brazil]]'s popular [[Rede Globo]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/radio-and-tv/article518537.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=An Indian in Brazil | date=2010-07-17}}</ref> The track was featured in [[Hindustan Times]]' ''Songs of the Century'', which deemed it to be the "undisputed item song of the decade."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Songs-of-the-Century/Article1-903152.aspx|accessdate=2012-08-20|title=Songs of the Century|work=Hindustan Times|date=2012-08-20|quote=undisputed item song of the decade.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804001103/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Songs-of-the-Century/Article1-903152.aspx|archivedate=2012-08-04}}</ref><br />
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==Music video==<br />
Before the song sequence, Amitabh, who plays a police inspector in the movie, relates his story of unrequited love in the city of [[Delhi]] to Abhishek, which is later alluded to in the song. Aishwarya's character, a bar girl, sympathizes with Amitabh's character and plays courtesan. The dance, choreographed by [[Vaibhavi Merchant]], features Aishwarya in a [[brocade]] ''choli'' and dipped ''ghagra'', sans make-up and [[Kohl (cosmetics)|kohl]], and some [[lip gloss]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2005/09/06/691/index.html |title=An item number without makeup! |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |date=2005-09-06 |accessdate=2011-06-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116011458/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2005/09/06/691/index.html |archivedate=2009-01-16 }}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
[[Alisha Chinai]] won the 2005 [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award]] and the 2005 [[Bollywood Movie Award - Best Playback Singer Female]] for the song, while [[Gulzar]] collected the best lyricist award in almost all major award functions including the [[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|IIFA]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Filmfare]] Awards, for the song.<br />
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[[Vaibhavi Merchant]] won the following awards:<br />
*[[IIFA Best Choreography Award]]<br />
*Zee Best Choreography Award<br />
*[[Star Screen Awards]] - Best Choreography<br />
*Apsara Best Choreography Award<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*The music video is 7:50 seconds long; the album version, available on the [[Film soundtrack|movie soundtrack]], lasts 8 minutes 4 seconds. There are two official remixes to this song{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}: "Special Movie Remix" which is 5 minutes and 33 seconds and "Aqeel Tribal Mix" which is 5 minutes 49 seconds. The remixes sound very similar.<br />
*A portion of "Kajrare" is featured in ''[[Dor (2006 film)|Dor]]'' with [[Gul Panag]], [[Ayesha Takia]], and [[Shreyas Talpade]] dancing along in the desert.<br />
*A parody of this song is featured in the movie [[Chennai Express]].<br />
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[[Category:Indian songs]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi film songs]]<br />
[[Category:Songs with music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]<br />
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[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Gulzar]]<br />
[[Category:Shankar Mahadevan songs]]<br />
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