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{{Infobox song
| name = Piya Tu Ab To Aja
| cover = Piya Tu Ab To Aaja.jpg
| alt = Helen acting in the music video
| caption = Screenshot of the music video
| type =
| artist = [[Asha Bhosle]], [[R.D. Burman]]
| album = [[Caravan (1971 film)|Caravan]]
| released = 1971
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[World Music]], [[Filmi]], [[pop-folk]]
| length = 5:25
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma|Saregama]]-[[HMV Group|HMV]]
| writer = [[R.D. Burman]] <small>(music)</small>, [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] <small>(lyrics)</small>
| producer = [[R.D. Burman]]
}}
"'''Piya Tu Ab To Aja'''" ({{lang-hi|पिया तू अब तो आजा}}, {{lang-en|Come to me now, my love}}) is a song from the 1971 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Caravan (1971 film)|Caravan]]''. It is considered the quintessential [[cabaret]] [[item number]] by [[Helen Jairag Richardson|Helen]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaur Allagh|first=Harjeet|title=Out goes the vamp|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/01/08/stories/2011010852020100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629062613/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/01/08/stories/2011010852020100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|accessdate=16 March 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 January 2011}}</ref> The song was sung by [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[R.D. Burman]]. It was composed by R.D. Burman with lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]]. Music scholar Nilanjana Bhattacharjya identified "Piya Tu Ab To Aja" as one of the culturally important [[Hindi film]] songs.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bhattacharjya|first=Nilanjana|title=Popular Hindi Film Song Sequences Set in the Indian Diaspora and the Negotiating of Indian Identity|journal=Asian Music|date=Winter–Spring 2009|volume=40|issue=1|pages=53–82|doi=10.1353/amu.0.0012|s2cid=191305154}}</ref> The song has also been called "the catalyst" that made "Asha [Bhosle] the queen of cabaret numbers".<ref>{{cite news|title=Asha Bhosle turns 76|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20090108146|accessdate=16 March 2011|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|date=8 September 2009|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714163035/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20090108146|archivedate=14 July 2011}}</ref>

==Music video==
The song was performed by Helen, who is known for doing item numbers in [[Bollywood]] films of the 1960s and 1970s. It is a highly suggestive song with Asha Bhosle breathing quickly at intervals, giving it an orgasmic sound.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Arnold|first=Alison|title=The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends: Lata Mangeshkar|journal=[[Society for Ethnomusicology|Ethnomusicology]]|date=Winter 2005|volume=49|issue=1|pages=157–161|doi=10.2307/20174367|jstor=20174367}}</ref> In the film, Helen performs the provocative dance in front of a large audience, including Sunita (played by actress [[Asha Parekh]]) who has just discovered that Monica ([[Helen (actress)|Helen]]) and her husband are having an affair.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pinto|first=Jerry|title=Helen: the life and times of an H-bomb|year=2006|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=0-14-303124-4}}</ref> The picturisation is typical of the item numbers of the era portraying a "[[Femme fatale|vamp]]" character who dances seductively for a nightclub audience.<ref name=bombay/>

==Remakes==
The song was later released as part of the video ''Raat Ki Rani'' (1987), a compilation of Helen's different cabaret numbers.<ref name=bombay>{{cite book|last=Mazumdar|first=Ranjani|title=Bombay cinema: an archive of the city|year=2007|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|isbn=978-0-8166-4942-6|pages=85–9}}</ref> Asha Bhosle recorded a new version in 2003 for the [[Kronos Quartet]] album ''[[You've Stolen My Heart (album)|You've Stolen My Heart: Songs from R.D. Burman's Bollywood]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gehr|first=Richard|title=Dreamful of Asha|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-11-29/music/dreamful-of-asha/|accessdate=16 March 2011|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|date=29 November 2005}}</ref> It also appears on the compilation album [[The Very Best of Asha Bhosle, The Queen of Bollywood]]. Composer [[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]] released a remix of the song on his 2003 album ''Special Appointment Club Hits''<ref>{{cite news|title=Me and I|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=63258|accessdate=16 March 2011|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=16 September 2003}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> while [[R.P. Patnaik]] produced a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] version for the 2008 film ''[[Swagatam]]''. [[Pritam]] also sampled it for his song "Parda" on the ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|title=Gauhar will be seen performing on 'Piya Tu Ab To Aaja' in Once Upon A Time...'|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/02/23/13800/index.html|work=India FM|accessdate=16 March 2011|date=23 February 2010}}</ref> "Piya Tu Ab to Aja" is also a frequent choice of television performers. In 2008, actress [[Amrita Arora]] danced to the song on the reality programme ''[[Chhote Ustaad]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Not kidding around|newspaper=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=28 February 2008 }}</ref> Amrita Moitra, a contestant on [[Zee TV]]'s ''[[Dance India Dance]]'', performed a [[mujra]] version of the song during the [[Dance India Dance (season 2)|second season]]. The number is referenced briefly during the song "Dhoom Tanaa" from ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' when [[Deepika Padukone]], dressed in a gold bikini ensemble, dances in a cage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ostepeev|first=Lidia|title=Om Shanti Om|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=110907105529|work=Planet Bollywood|accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Asha Bhosle]] - 1972 [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] for "Piya Tu Ab To Aja"<ref>{{cite web|title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners|url=http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf|work=Filmfare Awards|accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1971 songs]]
[[Category:Songs with music by R. D. Burman]]
[[Category:Hindi film songs]]
[[Category:Asha Bhosle songs]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri]]

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