Lahore is a Punjabi Indi-pop single by

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, released by T-Series on 13 December 2017. It is one of the most-streamed songs in India. It has over 1.5 billion views on

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. It was recreated by Sachin-Jigar as ''Lagdi Lahore Di'' from the film ''

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and

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Background

In an interview to ''

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'', Randhawa said about "Lahore'" that "It's about a girl whom I have referred to from different places like

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. I have compared her to Lahore's beauty, Mumbai's move, London's weather and so on. The beats of the song are peppy." Asked about how he came up with the idea for the song, he said: "We were travelling by a car when the lyrics and beat came to my mind. It is basically describing a girl's beauty and comparing it to different places of the world." The song is named after the city of

, the capital of

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. However, Randhawa mentioned in a January 2019 interview that he had never visited the city. He said, "I haven't been to Lahore, but we get calls from

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for a music tour. In fact, I sat with my team and we are planning to go to Pakistan."

Music video

The music video is shot mainly at

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. It features Randhawa in a modified Dodge Challenger R/T featuring Izabelle Leite. Randhawa is seen to be travelling on the

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Reception

It is one of the most-streamed hit songs in India. It was released by T-Series, and has received over 1.5 billion views on

, becoming one of the most-viewed music videos on the T-Series channel. It is the 3rd most-viewed Punjabi Indi-pop music video on YouTube, and the platform's fourth most-viewed Indian music video, after the songs " Laung Laachi", "

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", and " High Rated Gabru".

Bollywood version

Lagdi Lahore Di, recomposed by

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for the film

and sung by Guru Randhawa and

, has surpassed 500 million views on YouTube.

Charts

It was well-received by audiences and within a month received around 153 million views on

, reaching #17 on the ''

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charts. The Song reached No. 2 on the UK Asian Music Charts.

Credits

* Song - Lahore * Singer -

* Cast -

, Izabelle Leite * Lyrics -

* Background Music - Hassan Ejaz * Composer -

* Music- Vee Music * Video - DirectorGifty * Mix/Master - Crossflow Recordings (London) * Choreographer - Amit Syal * Costumes - Sheltun Benjamin * Music Label - T-Series

References

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