Jaya Jaya Mahārāṣṭra Mājhā ( mr, जय जय महाराष्ट्र माझा, ; "Victory to My Maharashtra!") is a Marathi patriotic song praising the

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. The original lyrics of the song were written by

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. The music was composed by

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and sung by folk singer Krishnarao Sable, popularly known as

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. The song is widely used and played in the official functions of

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acting as a de facto state song for Maharashtra.

Traditional version

Original lyrics

New version

The song with alterations in music and lyrics was released in 2004 in the album ''Dilse Maratha Hai'' by singer and composer

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. The album was released by president of

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at the Thackeray residence "Matoshri",

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, in Mumbai. The video featured actors

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and

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. Gupte's song however is a mix of

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and Marathi. The music is inspired from Bryan Adam's chartbuster song ''

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''. The new version faced some criticism for the use of swear words considered inappropriate in the song. In defense Gupte said that they were added "to make it peppy".

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References

External links

* Listen to the song in official youtube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKZYuaZ_rxc * Listen to the original Marathi song at https://web.archive.org/web/20110723133555/http://www.geetsargam.net/php_pages2/jukebox.php?songID=811 * Lyrics and Info at Aathavanitli Gani - http://www.aathavanitli-gani.com/Song/Jay_Jay_Maharashtra_Majha * Listen to Houston Maharashtra Mandal's Version of the Jai Jai Maharashra Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_iVavaqzis {{coord missing, Karnataka Marathi-language songs Year of song missing Indian state songs