"Aati Kya Khandala" is a

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song sung by Indian actor

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and playback singer Alka Yagnik and composed by

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. It was a part of the soundtrack of the 1998 Hindi film ''

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''. The lyrics were written by Nitin Raikwar.

About the song

"Aati Kya Khandala" is part of the movie

. In the movie, Alisha ( Rani Mukerji) is upset after a fight with her father. Her friend and lover Sidhu (

) tries to cheer her up by singing the song "Aati Kya Khandala". Literally, the song is a request to come to

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, a scenic holiday location near

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, the city where the film is not situated. Aamir Khan is the playback singer for himself and Alka Yagnik is the playback singer for Rani Mukherji.

Reception and impact

The song became an instant hit and is one of Bollywood's most popular songs ever, to the extent that

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became known as ''Khandala Girl''. The song was also the first in a spate of songs sung by actors in Bollywood movies, and was the inspiration for many of these, including "Apun Bola" sung by

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for ''

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'', also written by Nitin Raikwar. In more recent times, it was rumored that ''

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'' would feature a song sung by Aamir Khan in the vein of "Aati Kya Khandala". The song "Aati Kya Khandala" has also been blamed for eve-teasing (a term used in India for minor forms of sexual harassment, usually verbal, carried out in public) as eve-teasers have been reported to sing the song as part of eve-teasing.

In popular culture

The song was used in the 2001 film ''

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''.

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Indian songs Hindi film songs Lonavala-Khandala Songs with music by Jatin–Lalit Aamir Khan