"Nagada Sang Dhol" is a Garba song from the 2013 hit

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''. Composed by

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, the song is sung by

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and Osman Mir, with lyrics penned by Siddharth-Garima. The song features

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and

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in the video.

Development

Nagada Sang Dhol is recorded at AVA Studios in

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. The song is mixed and mastered by

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and arranged and produced by Tubby-Parik. The song was choreographed by Samir & Arsh Tanna. The duo complimented

for her efforts though she sustained major bruises and swellings on her feet while performing some heavy-duty dance steps. It was reported that the actress stuck to the routine and shot for the song on the allotted schedule sporting medical braces to relax her movements. The shooting of the song took ten days at an expensive set put up at

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brought over traditional Garba dancers from

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to teach the Garba in the traditional way to Padukone.

Release

A promo of the song was uploaded on

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YouTube page on 1 October 2013. The full audio song was released on 2 October 2013 along with other songs of the album. The number was released just in time for the

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festival that has

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nights for nine days, full of Garba dance. The song was available at iTunes the same day of release and for online streaming at

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on 7 October 2013 and at

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the following day.

Picturization

The video of the song shows

performing

i traditional garba dance in a red

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choli. The song begins with a teary-eyed Deepika lighting up

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and performing garba with vengeance. The song's video was praised highly for Padukone's dancing skills and its Gujarati flavour.

Reception

Upon its release, the song was compared with

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's "Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje" in Bhansali's 1999 superhit, ''

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'' for the similarities. The song turned extremely popular among youth and garba lovers. It was reportedly heard playing during the entire Dandiya festival that year. Due to its popularity and high demand, the singer of the song,

, performed this number in many of her concerts. On September 30, 2013 the limited video of the song was released on the YouTube channel of

and had 95,463,174 views as of February 22, 2019. The full video of the song was released on February 27, 2014 and had 154,848,066 views as of April 30, 2020.

Critical reception

Apart from the folk music composition by

's rendition of the song is acclaimed. Critic Mohar Basu, reviewing the song for '' Koimoi'', praised Ghoshal's singing and its "charming" folk music and selected it as her personal favourite. Critic Rajiv Vijayakar, reviewing for ''

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'', praised the composition and the "electrifying" vocals by Ghoshal and described the song as the "piece-de-resistance" of the album. Critic Joginder Tuteja, reviewing for ''

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'' considered the song to be the highlight of the album.

Accolades

References

External links

iTunes

Lyrics and Translation

Online streaming at Saavn

Online streaming at Gaana.com
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