Zaalima
"Zaalima" is a Hindi song from the Indian film Raees. The song is written by Amitabh Bhattacharya, composed by JAM8 and sung by Arijit Singh and Harshdeep Kaur. The music video of the song is picturised upon actors Shah Rukh Khan and Mahira Khan. The song was choreographed by Bosco-Caesar.
Background
Actor Shah Rukh Khan shared multiple teasers of the song "Zaalima" on Twitter along with some lyrics before the full release of the song.The female singer of the song Harshdeep Kaur informed to the Indian media in an interview, that the female pitch of the song had to be sounded different than the male pitch in the song.
She further said, when I heard 'Zaalima' for the first time, I knew this song would be a hit. It's a very catchy song and has a big recall value. For the first time ever we have heard the word 'Zaalima' in a romantic song.
Release
Upon its release within three days the song garnered over 20 million views.As of April 2019, the song has more than 200million views on YouTube, which makes it one of the most-streamed Bollywood songs on the platform.
Critical reception
Bollywood Hungama's Joginder Tuteja in the review of the song Zaalima wrote,"Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics carry a mature flavour to them and the moment Arijit Singh starts rendering these words, 'Zaalima' goes to a different level altogether. Moreover, Harshdeep Kaur's voice is an added asset to this wonderful song that has in it to find running on a repeat mode after it has been heard once".
Times of India in its review of the song wrote "JAM8's 'Zaalima', showcases Shah Rukh Khan at his romantic best. The melody is striking, and Arijit Singh and Harshdeep Kaur stand out in the number, which gives the word zaalima a poetic twist".
Personnel
The song credits mentioned in the official music video's description of the song Zaalima on YouTube are,- JAM8 – music
- Amitabh Bhattacharya – lyrics
- Arijit Singh and Harshdeep Kaur – singers
- Dj Phukan, Sunny M.R – sound designers
- Sourav roy, Dj phukan, Sunny M.R. Rohan chauhan, Arijit singh – programmers
- Shadab rayeen – Mixing and Mastering engineer
- Abhishek sortey – Assistant
- Ashwin kulkarni – Shoot mix
- Ashwin kulkarni, Himanshu shirlekar, Aaroh velankar, Kaushik das – recording engineers
- Akashdeep sengupta, Kaushik da, Tushar joshi – vocal conductor.
- Firoz shaikh – harmonium
- Alan hertz – drums
- Ernest tibbs – bass
- Iqbal azad – duff
- Pawan rasaily and Arijit singh – acoustic guitars
- Pawan Rasaily – electric guitars.
Accolades
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Reference |
| 2017 | MT20Jubilee Awards | Golden Disc | Amitabh Bhattacharya, JAM8, Arijit Singh and Harshdeep Kaur | |
| 2017 | 24th Screen Awards | Best Male Playback | Arijit Singh | |
| 2017 | Tune India Radio Awards, Australia | Best Male Playback | Arijit Singh | |
| 2017 | Tune India Radio Awards, Australia | Best Song | Amitabh Bhattacharya, JAM8, Arijit Singh and Harshdeep Kaur | |
| 2018 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya | |
| 2018 | 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | JAM8 |