Balam Pichkari is a Hindi song from the 2013 Bollywood film, ''

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, lyrics by

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, and sung by

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. The music video of the track mainly focuses on actors

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and

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, and

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. This song is often played during

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such as on TV shows.

Background

This song was shot in 4 days but the choreography of the dance was recorded in three minutes and thirty seconds. It was choreographed by Remo Dsouza

Release and Response

The music video of the song was officially released on 22 June 2013 as a part of the soundtrack of film, through the YouTube channel of T-Series. It become the top choice to play on the festival of Holi having 100 Million+ views. This song is also represented as a symbol of friendship.{{Cite web, date=2021-05-06, title=EKTA 2021—A Journey Celebrating Diversity, Unity and Friendship, url=https://harbus.org/2021/ekta-2021-a-journey-celebrating-diversity-unity-and-friendship/, access-date=2021-05-11, website=The Harbus, language=en-US

References

Hindi songs Hindi film songs Arijit Singh songs Songs written for films 2013 songs Songs with music by Pritam Chakraborty Songs with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya