"Dolby Walya" is the dance number from the 2016 film ''

Jaundya Na Balasaheb ''Jaaundya na Balasaheb'' () is an Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Girish Kulkarni. was released on 7 October 2016. The shooting of the film began in Pune and its surroundings, in February–Mar ...

'', directed by Girish Kulkarni, who also featured in the song. Sung by Nagesh Morwekar and Earl Edgar (rap) and composed by

Ajay-Atul Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay and Atul Gogavale. They won the Best Music Direction award at the 56th National Film Awards from the Government of India for their music in the Marathi film '' Jogwa'' in 2008 ...

, who also penned the lyrics. The song later gained a cult following after it was reused as a

background score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...

in the action sequence just before the interval in the 2023 blockbuster, ''

Animal Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motilit ...

''.

Background

The song is written and composed by

and sung by Nagesh Morwekar and Earl Edgar.

Release

The song was officially released on 20 September 2016 before the release of the film.

Critical reception

Vipin Nair of ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

'' wrote "matching the song’s craziness and energy perfectly, even as Ajay-Atul concocts a heady mix of percussion-heavy folk music and electronic elements in the backdrop. The accelerated electronic coda with the chipmunk-ish voice is an overkill though." Manish Gaekwad of ''

Scroll.in ''Scroll.in'', simply referred to as ''Scroll'', is an Indian digital news publication owned by the Scroll Media Incorporation. It publishes content in both Hindi and English languages. Founded in 2014, the website and its journalists have won ...

'' called it "alarming and addictive" and observed it sounds like one half of Ajay-Atul turned up the volume while the Gogavale brother ensured that the unhinged energy has a rhythm on which to rely.

In popular culture

* Sandeep Reddy Vanga used the song as a background score in the film ''

''.

References

{{Reflist

External links

JioSaavn

iTunes

Hungama Music
Songs written for Marathi-language films Indian songs 2016 songs Marathi music Songs with music by Ajay–Atul Songs with lyrics by Ajay–Atul Dance music songs