"Pyarge Aagbittaite" is a Kannada-Urdu song from the 2012

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'' Govindaya Namaha''. It was composed by

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and sung by

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Indu Nagaraj Indu Nagaraj is an Indian playback singer who primarily works in Kannada cinema. She is the recipient of a Filmfare Award for the song " Pyarge Aagbittaite" from the film '' Govindaya Namaha'' (2012). Life and career She sang for many films whi ...

, with lyrics written by

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. The music video of the track features Komal and Parul Yadav. The lyrics of the song includes a mixture of

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and

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s. Upon its release on

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, it recorded 80,000 hits in three days and 5.5

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hits in 12 days from its release. Picturized on Komal Kumar and Parul Yadav, it was filmed at

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and Ibrahim Roza. The

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called it another version of the 2011 hit

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song " Kolaveri Di". Shivajinagar lingo (Urdu-speaking community's dialect) is used in the lyrics of the song.

Composition

Music composer Guru Kiran is also happy about the song's success. "It was Komal who brought me on board this project and this is the first time that I'm working on one of his films. When well-known actors like Sudeep, Darshan or

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are involved in the film, the success of a song is a different deal. But for Komal, it's a different ball game altogether. We are all happy with the response," said in an interview.

Reception

In a music review of ''Govindaya Namaha'', a writer from ''milliblog'' called this song "one heck of an innovative song, with a lovely retro to mod transition mid-way and superb singing by Chetan and Indu Nagaraj; even the Urdu lyrics mixed is highly imaginative!"

Other versions

The song was titled as "Pyar Mein Padipoya" in '' Potugadu'' (2013).

Legacy

After the makers couldn't use the original name for one of Komal's films in 2013, the film was renamed after

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References

{{Reflist 2012 songs Indian songs Songs in Kannada