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{{EngvarB|date=November 2013}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Tooh
| cover = Tooh (Gori Tere Pyaar Mein) - 2013 Bollywood Single Cover.jpg
| alt = On the foreground a man and a woman wearing black kurta and blue—orange lehnga respectively leaning towards each other, probably while dancing; both of them seemingly in a joyous mood. On the background there is the blurry appearance of a group of people onlooking the pair. The title of song in the middle displayed in neon-lights with the letters "o" in between designed to represent the shape of a human's buttocks.
| type = single
| artist = [[Mika Singh]], [[Mamta Sharma]], [[Shruti Pathak]], [[Vishal Dadlani]]
| album = [[Gori Tere Pyaar Mein#Soundtrack|Gori Tere Pyaar Mein]]
| language = [[Hindi (language)|Hindi]]
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2013|10|12}} (Single)<br>{{Start date|df=yes|2013|10|09}} (Music video)
| recorded = 2012–2013<br> Vishal & Shekhar's Studio, [[Mumbai|Bandra, Mumbai]]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
* [[Folk music of Punjab|Punjabi Folk]]
* [[Filmi]]
* [[Item number]]<ref name="Timesofindia.indiatimes.comq">{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-29/news-and-interviews/45674594_1_item-numbers-munni-sunidhi-chauhan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185611/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-29/news-and-interviews/45674594_1_item-numbers-munni-sunidhi-chauhan | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 February 2014 | title=I don't have to copy anyone: Mamta Sharma | date=29 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=20}} (Single)<br>{{Duration|m=2|s=22}} (Music Video)
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| composer = [[Vishal–Shekhar]]
| lyricist = Anvita Dutt
| producer = Abhijit Nalani
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|D3PqPbtSp_o|"Tooh"}}}}
{{Audio sample
| type = song
| file = Gori Tere Pyaar Mein - Tooh 30s Sample.ogg
| description = Tooh 25 second sample. Voices of Mamta Sharma, followed by that of Mika Singh. Note the repetition of the word ''Tooh''.
}}
}}

"'''Tooh'''", a song composed by [[Vishal–Shekhar]] with lyrics by [[Anvita Dutt|Anvita Dutt Guptan]], is performed by [[playback singer]]s [[Mika Singh]] and [[Mamta Sharma]] with backing vocals by [[Vishal Dadlani]] and [[Shruti Pathak]]. The song was the first single to be released digitally from the soundtrack of the 2013 film ''[[Gori Tere Pyaar Mein]]''. The digital release was on 12 October 2013 in India. The music video was released on 9 October and launched on radio on 16 October.

A typical [[filmi]] song and [[item number]], the song's video depicts the fun and humour that prevail at traditional [[Punjabi wedding traditions|Punjabi weddings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/tooh-song-from-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-absurd-lyrics-kill-the-fun-of-this-wedding-number_144280.html |title='Tooh' song from 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein': Absurd lyrics kill the fun of this wedding number! |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref>

== Background and composition ==
In an interview with [[radio jockey]], Anuraag Pandey, Vishal–Shekhar revealed that the soundtrack being the second collaboration between Malhotra and them—after 2010s [[I Hate Luv Storys]], they were involved right composing tunes with the completion of each draft of the script from the beginning in their studio (located in Bandra, Mumbai) in presence of Malhotra. During one such session four tunes were composed, the first being the final one based on the opinion of several people; who were asked to present their verdict on the best one.<ref>{{Cite episode
| title = Picture Pandey with Vishal, Shekhar and Punit
| url = http://www.sonyliv.com/watch/bollywood-ep-17-november-3-2013
| access-date = 8 February 2014
| series = T.V. ka Pehla Radio Show
| first = Anuraag
| last = Pandey
| network = [[Sony]]
| location = [[Mumbai]]
| date = 3 November 2013
| number = 17
| transcript = (transcript link)
| time = after 4:00 and before 17:00 (28:52 minutes)
| transcript-url = http://www.sonyliv.com/watch/bollywood-ep-17-november-3-2013
| language = en, hi
}}</ref>

"Tooh" was written by Anvita Dutt Guptan<ref name="All cast and crew">{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/cast-and-crew-at-dvd-launch-of-tamas/ |title=Gori Tere Pyaar Mein! (2013) | Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=13 August 2011 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref> and produced by Abhijit Nalani.<ref name="CD RN">{{cite AV media notes
| title = [[Gori Tere Pyaar Mein#Soundtrack|Gori Tere Pyaar Mein]]
| others = [[Vishal–Shekhar]]
| date = 2013
| pages = Back cover, Inlay
| location = [[Mumbai]], India
| asin = B00GKP5KWC
}}</ref> It was recorded at [[Vishal–Shekhar]]'s personal studio in Bandra, [[Mumbai]] by [[Audio engineer|recording engineer]]s, Satchith Harve, Abhishek Ghatak and, Gauvrav Gupta—with the tune being mixed by Shekhar Ravjiani himself—and mastering by Chris Gehringer at [[Sterling Sound]], [[New York City]]. The cover was released alongside the single on 9 October 2013 in [[ITunes]] and features the film's lead actors; Khan and Kapoor wearing a black kurta and blue lehnga respectively dancing in a joyous mood.<ref name="iTunes release and track listing" />

An item number,<ref name="Timesofindia.indiatimes.comq"/> and [[Wedding music|wedding song]] aside from being a [[filmi]] number "Tooh" features an array of wedding song "[[paraphernalia]]" including [[Brass instrument|brass]] [[synthesizer]] and [[dhol]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.musicaloud.com/2013/11/10/gori-tere-pyaar-mein-music-review-bollywood-soundtrack/ | title=GORI TERE PYAAR MEIN – MUSIC REVIEW (BOLLYWOOD SOUNDTRACK) | publisher=MusicAloud | work=Vipin | date=10 November 2013 | access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref>

== Music video ==
The video was directed by the director of the film, Punit Malhotra.<ref name="Release with Kareena's 1st Wed Anniversary, second dance number, choreographer"/> The costumes and choreography were done by [[Manish Malhotra]] and [[Remo D'Souza]], respectively. It features [[Kareena Kapoor]] wearing the most elaborate of her six costumes for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/watch-kareena-kapoor-imran-khan-shake-their-tooh-in-new-song-of-gori-tere-pyar-mein/1180798 |title=Watch: Kareena Kapoor, Imran Khan shake their 'Tooh' in new song of 'Gori Tere Pyar Mein' |work=The Financial Express|location=India |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/kareena-kapoor-dons-just-six-costumes-for-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-217484-2013-11-13 |title=Kareena Kapoor dons just six costumes for Gori Tere Pyaar Mein : Bollywood, News – India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=14 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref>

The video— begins with a group of Indian outfit (mostly [[Sari|sarees]]) wearing females dancing, a man wearing a [[Pagri (turban)|turban]] standing between them. Kapoor appears in a huge hall prepared for hosting a Punjabi wedding; a ''sangeet'' (a type of [[bridal shower]] in north Indian wedding rituals). She along with women of different ages wearing sarees or [[lehnga]]s dance on a stage. In front of the stage are several middle-aged men (wearing white [[Kurta]]s) dancing. [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]] appears, wearing a black kurta watching the girls on stage. The ''[[baraat]]'' then arrives at a well-lit and decorated bungalow; the bridegroom rides a horse (a custom of traditional [[Northwestern India|north-western]] [[Hindu wedding|Indian weddings]]) and dancers in front of the procession in an alley leading to the bungalow with Khan, wearing a [[tuxedo]], joining them. After the dancing, the video concludes as the duo embrace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3PqPbtSp_o |title=Tooh – Official Song – Gori Tere Pyaar Mein ft. Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor |date=9 October 2013 |via=YouTube |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref>

== Release and reception ==
The single was released on [[Music download|digital music]] platform [[ITunes]] on 12 October 2013,<ref name="iTunes release and track listing">{{cite web|title=Tooh (From "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein") – Single|work=[[Vishal–Shekhar]]|publisher=[[ITunes]]|date=12 October 2013|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/tooh-from-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-single/720008513|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131102122154/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/tooh-from-gori-tere-pyaar/id720008513|archive-date=2 November 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a radio-release on 16 October 2013.<ref name="Release with Kareena's 1st Wed Anniversary, second dance number, choreographer"/> It is the second [[item number]] featuring Kareena Kapoor; the first being "Fevicol Se" from the 2012 film ''[[Dabangg 2]]''.<ref name="Release with Kareena's 1st Wed Anniversary, second dance number, choreographer">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/bebo-is-tooh-much-leaves-shyness-behind-in-latest-dance-number-213862-2013-10-09 |title=Bebo is 'tooh' much, leaves shyness behind in latest song of Gori Tere Pyaar Mein : Bollywood, News – India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=10 October 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
Upon release, "Tooh" received mixed reviews. Its lyrics were criticised for being objectionable; mediocre and unoriginal, along with the frequent use of the word "Tooh"—<ref name="Koimoi"/><ref name="Rediff"/><ref name="TOI"/> but was noted for its ecstatic and groovy nature.<ref name="Koimoi">{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/gori-tere-pyaar-mein-music-review/ |title=Gori Tere Pyaar Mein! Music Review |publisher=Koimoi.com |date=8 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140127171118/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/music-reviews/gori-tere-pyaar-mein-music-review/ |archive-date=27 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rediff">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-album-is-pretty-good-/20131117.htm |title=Review: Gori Tere Pyaar Mein album is pretty good – Rediff.com Movies |work=Rediff.com |date=17 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/music-reviews/Gori-Tere-Pyaar-Mein-Vishal-Shekhar-Shalmali-Kholgade/articleshow/25379604.cms |title=Gori Tere Pyaar Mein |work=The Times of India |date=8 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref> The dance steps from the song's music video caught on with revellers adding to the popularity of the single.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://epaper.telegraphindia.com/detail/51440-141530.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227142756/http://epaper.telegraphindia.com/detail/51440-141530.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 December 2013 | title=PARTY THE TOP FIVE TAPORI DANCE STEPS OF THE YEAR | work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata | date=22 December 2013 | access-date=27 December 2013}}{{Subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-27/mumbai/44518996_1_home-science-women-power-confidence-level | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185608/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-27/mumbai/44518996_1_home-science-women-power-confidence-level | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 February 2014 | title=Freshers jive to 'Dhol Baaje' and 'Tooh' at SVT College of Home Science in Mumbai | date=27 November 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

The song's lyrics include multiple instances of the word "Tooh"{{mdash}}[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] for "buttocks",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-30/news-interviews/45675445_1_aam-aadmi-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-kareena-kapoor-khan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103193249/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-30/news-interviews/45675445_1_aam-aadmi-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-kareena-kapoor-khan | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 January 2014 | title=Popular desi catchphrases in 2013 | date=30 December 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> which became controversial in India.<ref name="BH">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5788 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124005420/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5788 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 November 2013 |title=Do 'Tooh' and 'Kiss My A**' make Censors questionable? | Latest Movie Features |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="IE"/><ref name="Poetry goes for a toss"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/nov/201113-simply-outrageous.htm |title=Simply outrageous lyrics in Bollywood! |publisher=Mid-day.com |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref> The [[Central Board of Film Certification]] faced criticism for passing the song without objection, even though it included profanity.<ref name="BH"/><ref name="IE"/><ref name="Poetry goes for a toss"/> Shekhar Ravjiani, one of the song's composers, defended the song, refuting claims that the song is obscene.<ref name="BH"/><ref name="IE"/><ref name="Poetry goes for a toss"/>

The lyrics have also been criticised for their lack of poetry, which was the mainstay of songs in Bollywood classics like ''[[Pyaasa]]'' and ''[[Sujata (1959 film)|Sujata]]''.<ref name="IE"/><ref name="Poetry goes for a toss"/> Lyricist [[Kausar Munir]] blames the attention span of the listeners and the commercial aspect of the films for the rude and offensive lyrics of modern songs; including those of "Tooh".<ref name="BH"/><ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tooh-party-all-night---the-falling-standards-of-bollywood-lyrics/1192207/0 |title='Tooh, Party all night' – the falling standards of Bollywood lyrics |work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Poetry goes for a toss">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/b-town-banks-on-bawdy-215641-2013-10-26 |title=Poetry goes for a toss as lyrics of songs get vulgar and tasteless : Bollywood, News – India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref>

Despite criticism, the song received audiences appreciation; secured high positions in music charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/watch-kareena-imrans-dil-duffer-in-gori-tere-pyaar-mein/1191101 |title=Watch: Kareena, Imran's 'Dil Duffer' in 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein' |work=The Financial Express|location=India |date=5 November 2013 |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=24&edlabel=TOIKM&mydateHid=30-12-2013&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar02401&format=&publabel=TOI&max=true | title=CHEESY KIYA RE! | work=[[The Times of India]] | author=Jaya Biswas | date=30 December 2013 | access-date=5 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034516/http://www1.lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=24&edlabel=TOIKM&mydateHid=30-12-2013&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar02401&format=&publabel=TOI&max=true | archive-date=6 January 2014 | url-status=dead}} [https://www.scribd.com/doc/196054906/Times-of-India-Publications-30-December-2012-Publication-on-Calcutta-Times Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/badtameez-dil-lungi-dance-gandi-baat-party-all-night-which-is-2013s-best-party-track/ | title=Badtameez Dil, Lungi Dance, Gandi Baat, Party All Night: Which Is 2013′s Best Party Track? | publisher=Koimoi | work=Nayandeep | date=11 January 2014 | access-date=12 January 2014}}</ref> It reached second position in ''[[The Times of India]]'' [[Radio Mirchi]] Top 20 chart{{efn|The chart is the collaborative effort of ''[[The Times of India]]'' and [[Radio Mirchi]].}}<ref name="debut in TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/musicchart/1081479906.cms?chartid=1&periodtype=4&date=2013-11-01 |title=Music Chart |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 November 2013}}</ref> and ninth position<ref name="BBC 1st">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/asian-download-chart/20131208/asian/|title=Asian Download Top 40 – 8th December 2013 |publisher=Official Charts |date=8 December 2013 |access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> in the [[BBC Asian Network]] chart, with a run of 11 weeks in the former and eight weeks in the latter.<ref>Other sources:

*{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/musicchart/1081479906.cms?chartid=1&periodtype=4&date=2014-01-24 | title=Music Chart | work=The Times of India | date=24 January 2014 | access-date=27 January 2014 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/musicchart/1081479906.cms?chartid=1&periodtype=4&date=2013-11-08 |title=Music Chart |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 November 2013 }}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/top10Songs.php?id=252 |title=Dhoom 3 enters the chart !! |publisher=Planet Bollywood |work=Atta Khan |date=2013-12-10 |access-date=2013-12-16 }}
*{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/chart/downloads | title=The Official Asian Download Chart 25th January 2014 | publisher=BBC | date=18 January 2014 | access-date=25 January 2014 | archive-date=27 January 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140127174333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/chart/downloads | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2013 singles]]
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[[Category:Songs with music by Vishal–Shekhar]]

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