"Kesariya" is a song by Indian singer-composer Pritam, featuring singer

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. Written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and produced by Pritam, it was released as a single on July 17, 2022 via Sony Music India, and was featured on the

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of the 2022 Indian film '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva''. The song was also released in

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as "Kumkumala", in

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as "Theethiriyaai", in Kannada as "Kesariya Rangu" and in Malayalam as "Kunkumamaake". "Kesariya" peaked at #1 on Billboard India, and UK Asian charts. It also topped real-time charts on Apple Music and Spotify in India and Pakistan. Song crossed over 500 million views on YouTube as of October 2023. In April 2023, it became the first Indian song to cross 300 million streams on Spotify. By September 2023, it also became the first Indian song to cross 400 million streams on Spotify.

Release

On 10 April 2022, the first single of the film's soundtrack, titled "Kesariya" was unveiled. Three days later, a teaser of the song was released. "Kesariya" was released on 17 July 2022. Official lyrical video was released on 22 August 2022, through YouTube. Dance mix of the song, recorded by Shashwat Singh and Antara Mitra was released on 1 October. Film version of the song was released on 9 December.

Music video

The music video features Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. It was choreographed by

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. The music video was shot at

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in Varanasi and in River Ganges.

Critical reception

Bhavna Agarwal of '' India Today'' wrote "Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt present love ballad of the year". '' Hindustan Times'' wrote "Alia Bhatt promises to always stand by Ranbir Kapoor in their love anthem." ''

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'' wrote "the track showcases love-filled chemistry of Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt".

Other versions

The song was released in Telugu as "Kumkumala" with lyrics written by Chandrabose. The song was released in Tamil as "Theethiriyaai" with lyrics written by

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. The song was released in Kannada as "Kesariya Rangu" with lyrics written by Yogaraj Bhat. The song was released in Malayalam as "Kunkumamaake" with lyrics written by Shabareesh Varma. Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam versions of the song was sung by Sid Sriram alongside Sanjith Hegde and Hesham Abdul Wahab.

Impact

The song received positive reception from audiences, praising the music. The hook step, performed by Kapoor and Bhatt, went viral on social media.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from YouTube. * Pritam composer * Amitabh Bhattacharya lyricist *

vocal * Nikhita Gandhi additional vocal *

choreographer *

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mixing engineer, mastering engineer *

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sound design, music arrangement

Accolades

Charts

Notes

References

External links

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