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{{Infobox song
| name = Masakali
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]] featuring [[Mohit Chauhan]]
| album = [[Delhi-6 (soundtrack)|Delhi-6 : Music From The Motion Picture]]
| released = 14 January 2009
| recorded = 2008<br/>[[Panchathan Record Inn]]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Film Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 4:50
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| writer = [[Prasoon Joshi]]
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]
}}
'''"Masakali"''' is a Hindi song from the 2009 Bollywood film ''[[Delhi-6]]''. It was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], sung by [[Mohit Chauhan]] and lyrics penned by [[Prasoon Joshi]]. The song was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 14 January 2009 at the ''[[Indian Idol (season 4)|Indian Idol 4]]'' competition. This song is remade as [[Masakali 2.0]]
sung by [[Sachet Tandon]] and [[Tulsi Kumar]] from the movie [[Marjaavaan]].

==Development==
Rahman composed the song much before he swept nearly all the international music awards for his [[Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture|''Slumdog Millionaire'' soundtrack]]. He recorded the song in December 2008 and the vocalist was collaborating with Rahman only for the second time. The title of the song was the name of a pigeon appearing in the movie. The pigeon was a major theme used in the movie.

==Release==
The song was released as part of the soundtrack album of the film on 14 January 2009 at the ''[[Indian Idol (season 4)|Indian Idol 4]]'' competition.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090122070559/http://www.indianfilmdom.com/delhi-6-audio-release-function-on-indian-idol-4-event-gallery-video 'Delhi-6′ Audio Release Function On Indian Idol 4] Retrieved on 2009-02-09</ref> The first video of the song "Masakali" was released featuring [[Sonam Kapoor]] and [[Abhishek Bachchan]] with a pigeon. However, the song was not part of the original film. According to the director, "The song was not really meant to be part of the narrative. I mean, who would think of putting in a song about a dove in a film like ''Delhi-6''? It just happened. When I came to the pre-climax portion of my script, I was stuck. I needed a continuity link taking the narrative to its finale".<ref>[http://movies.indiainfo.com/2009/01/08/0901081249_dove_song_in_delhi-6_was_not_planned_rakeysh_mehra.html Dove song in movie was not planned] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110193510/http://movies.indiainfo.com/2009/01/08/0901081249_dove_song_in_delhi-6_was_not_planned_rakeysh_mehra.html |date=10 January 2009 }}</ref><ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=https://rahmaniac.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/delhi-6-music-in-stores-on-jan-14/|title=Delhi 6 ~ Music in stores on January 14|date=10 January 2009|publisher=}}</ref>

==Reception==

===Chart performance===
The song got excellent responses and soon became the chart topper of the year. It ranked #2 in the 2009 top songs list of [[The Times of India]]. They commented on the song, "
This expressive number from the film Delhi-6, sung by Mohit Chauhan, bowled people over. An AR Rahman composition, it's a free flowing, addictive, fun song. Masakalli is still being played on music channels and radio and it's expected to stay with music buffs for some time to come, owing to its joyful mood."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-31/news-and-interviews/28073583_1_song-bollywood-music-music-industry | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103150401/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-12-31/news-and-interviews/28073583_1_song-bollywood-music-music-industry | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 November 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Top 10 Bollywood songs of 2009 | date=31 December 2009}}</ref> The song topped the Indian charts for more than 34 continuous weeks<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-04/news-and-interviews/28140253_1_song-chart-masakalli | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103150409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-04/news-and-interviews/28140253_1_song-chart-masakalli | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 November 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Chor Bazaari top song of 2009 | date=4 January 2010}}</ref> and was declared as the most successful song of that year.

===Awards===
The song along with the soundtrack album, swept all the major music awards of the year. It emerged as the biggest winner in the [[2nd Mirchi Music Awards|Airtel Mirchi Music Awards - 2009]] by winning the following categories.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Best Song of the Year
* Best Music Director of the Year - [[A. R. Rahman]]
* Best Male vocalist of the Year - [[Mohit Chauhan]]
* Best Lyricist of the Year - [[Prasoon Joshi]]
* Best Song Arranger and Programmer - A. R. Rahman

===Criticism===
In an interview about the lost literary elements of songs, [[ghazal]] singer [[Jagjit Singh]] dashed out against [[Prasoon Joshi]] for using the word "Masakali". He says, "Do you understand the meaning of "Jai Ho" or "Masakali"? I did not understand."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/04/10/stories/2009041050180100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108144715/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/04/10/stories/2009041050180100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title=Jazzing it up! |author=Balaji Vittal|accessdate=2009-04-10|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 April 2009}}</ref> (The former song is Academy Award-winning work by Rahman and noted poet [[Gulzar]]).

==In popular culture==
* A popular kurti style adapted the name of the song.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/06/12/stories/2010061252100300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108144728/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/06/12/stories/2010061252100300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 November 2012 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=What's in, what's out | date=12 June 2010}}</ref>
*A remake, [[Masakali 2.0]] which was recreated for 2019 film [[Marjaavaan]], but was released on 8 April 2020 as an independent single, performed by [[Sachet–Parampara|Sachet Tandon]] and [[Tulsi Kumar]] and recomposed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/hansal-mehta-slams-masakali-2-0-it-is-an-insult-to-the-original-creator/articleshow/75076144.cms|title=Hansal Mehta slams ‘Masakali 2.0’: It is an insult to the original creator - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

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[[Category:2009 songs]]
[[Category:Indian songs]]
[[Category:Hindi film songs]]
[[Category:Songs with music by A. R. Rahman]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi]]
[[Category:Mohit Chauhan songs]]

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