"Kombadi Palali" is a

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-language song from the soundtrack album of the 2005

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film '' Jatra: Hyalagaad Re Tyalagaad'', directed by

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, it was picturised on

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and Kranti Redkar. The song was composed by

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, voiced by Anand Shinde,

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, with lyrics penned by

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. It was adapted into Hindi as "

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" for the 2012 action drama '' Agneepath'', featuring

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, and

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in the song. Kranti Redkar gained acclaim for her dancing prowess in the song.

Development and picturisation

Jadhav initially selected actress

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for the role before Kranti Redkar took over. At the time, Sarangdhar was busy with the lead role in the serial ''

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'' and had to decline the film due to scheduling conflicts. She also turned down the role of Bakulabai, which was later played by

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, citing similar time constraints. Meanwhile,

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and Kranti Redkar were involved in a play together. Achrekar recommended Redkar to Jadhav, who promptly contacted Redkar and convinced her to join the film, even before she knew the storyline, as she headed to Satara for filming. Choreographer Umesh Jadhav spent two days to rehearsing for the song.

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, who served as an assistant director and also designed Redkar's costume for the song, faced a setback when Redkar's costume failed to arrive on time for the shoot, which had already commenced. Reflecting on the situation, Redkar lamented, "My costume didn't arrive until 2 o'clock. I was in tears in the make-up room. I ended up missing half of the song due to the delay. Thankfully, it finally arrived at 2 o'clock."

Credits

*Song – "Kombadi Palali" *Film – Jatra: Hyalagaad Re Tyalagaad *Director –

*Producer – Bela Shinde *Starring –

, Kranti Redkar *Singers – Anand Shinde,

*Choreographer – Umesh Jadhav *Lyricist –

*Music director –

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– Video Palace

Reception

Due to its infectious beats and Redkar's well-known dance moves, the song has become a perennial favourite at many cultural festivals in

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. In 2017, the song was ranked first in

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's list of the top 10 best Marathi songs of all time.

Adaptations

Hindi (''Agneepath'', 2012)

The song was remade in Bollywood film '' Agneepath'' as "

" was released in December 2011. Filmed on

and

. It was sung by

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and choreographed by

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, while the original song is choreographed by Umesh Jadhav.

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