Bollywood recreated the Pakistani song ‘Zaalima Coca Cola’ for its upcoming anti-Pakistan war movie featuring Nora Fatehi. The song of legendary Pakistani singer Noor Jehan has been used in the upcoming movie of Ajay Devgn named ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’.
The song has been dubbed the ‘party song of the year’. As per the trailer, Nora Fatehi plays an Indian spy who has been sent to Pakistan to gather important information. “There is a possibility that the dance number is performed as some sort of a ruse against the ‘enemy country,” says the Indian media outlet, The Indian Express.
Song is out go check it out right now ❤️ #ZaalimaCocaCola pic.twitter.com/jY8lttUX2c
— Nora Fatehi (@norafatehi) July 28, 2021
Song is out go check it out right now ❤️ #ZaalimaCocaCola pic.twitter.com/jY8lttUX2c
— Nora Fatehi (@norafatehi) July 28, 2021
Would add that In no way i have reviewed Zalima Coca Cola or commented on its technical aspects here 😅, i was saying its a misfit in a true event movie like Bhuj,Shreya ji ne Chikni Chameli bhi bohot jabardast gaya hai usko uthake Uri the surgical strike mein thodi dal denge😅😅 https://t.co/2czmmXaADH
— Abhinandan (@Abhinandan6638) July 28, 2021
Would add that In no way i have reviewed Zalima Coca Cola or commented on its technical aspects here 😅, i was saying its a misfit in a true event movie like Bhuj,Shreya ji ne Chikni Chameli bhi bohot jabardast gaya hai usko uthake Uri the surgical strike mein thodi dal denge😅😅 https://t.co/2czmmXaADH
— Abhinandan (@Abhinandan6638) July 28, 2021
Twitter reaction
The recreation of the Pakistani song is done by Tanishk Bagchi with lyrics by Vasu and has been sung by Shreya Goshal. According to the YouTube description, the song has been licensed on YouTube on behalf of T-Series, EMI Pakistan, and 1 Music Right Societies. The Pakistani Twitter has expressed anger on Bollywood recreating the Pakistani song for a movie that vilifies and portrays Pakistan in a negative light.
The film is set in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, Gujrat, ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’. Ajay Devgn plays the character of an IAF Squadron leader Vijay Karnik who has been given the task of reconstructing the Bhuj airbase along with 300 locals which are instrumental in defeating the ‘enemy’.
Bollywood recreated a version of this Pakistani song , "zalima coca cola pila day" in an upcoming propaganda movie and the enemy is of course Pakistan. 😬
P.s. this version of zaalima coca pila day is EXTREMELY BAD!
— Zartash Chaudhry (@ZartashChaudhry) July 29, 2021
the bollywood version of zalima coca cola is disgraceful
— и α υ z 🌸 (@nosyxnauz) July 29, 2021
Shreya Ghosal's such amazing voice that you could listen for hours and Nora Fatehi's superb dance moves. Good music composition.
But what was the lyrics duh!?
Zalima Coca Cola pila de?
This is what we have come up to? Seriously.And masses really trippin' on it??
— ~Sharanya |শরণ্যা|| (@titir03) July 29, 2021
The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Ammy Virk, Sharad Kelkar and others.
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Meanwhile, Pakistani Twitter users have disliked the song adding that they liked the Pakistani recreation more, which was sung by Meesha Shafi and Umair Jaswal.
Some of the Indian followers also disliked the song saying that the song does not fit in a patriotic movie. One more Indian user tweeted that “Bollywood in no capacity can impact the share prices of Coca-Cola. Although after this they might decide to stop their distribution in India and put their faces in Sand #ZaalimaCocaCola #Cocacola.”
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“#ZaalimaCocaCola is UNBEARABLE… Terrible song… Poor lyrics, Bad music, a mixture of 3-4 songs…. Initial tune copied from Shaheen Bagh Protest song “Hum Ladenge Ladenge”…..This song doesn’t fit for a high standard film like #BhujThePrideOfIndia, absolutely horrible #AjayDevgn”, wrote another Indian user.