"Barso Re" is a song from

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of the 2007 Indian Hindi biographical film ''

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'', directed by

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. The song was composed by

A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

with lyrics provided by

Gulzar Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this ...

and sung by

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awar ...

, featuring Uday Mazumdar. The song was well received, with Shreya Ghoshal receiving many accolades.

Picturization

The song is picturized on Sujata (

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), and appears when she decides to leave her parents to elope with her boyfriend. In later part Sujata finally leaves her parents. The video of the song is shot in Kerala where the opening scene of majestic Athirapilly waterfalls is shown and at the villages of

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, the Rayagopura at

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temple, and a few more. According to some sources, the majority of rain used in the song is natural as it was monsoon season, hence little artificial rain was needed.

Choreography

The dance in the video was choreographed by

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, for which she won her eighth

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. The dance shows Sujata dancing like one would when it rains. Aishwarya is also seen dancing atop a large rock with water below, amidst the thunderstorm.

Awards

Filmfare Awards *Won, Best Female Playback –

*Won, Best Choreography -

Star Screen Awards *Won, Best Female Playback –

IIFA Awards *Won, Best Female Playback –

Zee Cine Awards *Won, Best Female Playback –

References

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Picturization

Choreography

Awards

See also

References