"Pani Da Rang" ( en, "The Colour of Water") is a song from the
2012
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Indian film ''
Vicky Donor
''Vicky Donor ''is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun ...
'', written and composed by
Ayushmann Khurrana and
Rochak Kohli
Rochak Kohli is an Indian music director for Bollywood films. He made his music debut in Shoojit Sircar's romantic comedy ''Vicky Donor'' with ''Pani Da Rang
"Pani Da Rang" ( en, "The Colour of Water") is a song from the 2012 Indian film ...
. The song was performed in the film by Khurrana in his role as the titular Vicky. A longer version of the song was composed with female vocals performed by Sukanya Purkayastha which was also played in the film.
Composition
Khurrana wrote "Pani Da Rang" in 2003 in collaboration with Kohli during their time at
DAV College
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. The song is written almost entirely in
Punjabi.
Use in ''Vicky Donor''
"Pani Da Rang" is performed by Khurrana's character Vicky Arora for Ashima Roy, played by
Yami Gautam
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, after they decide to get married; it continues to play in the background as the characters share romantic and intimate moments together.
The slower, female version of the song plays in background during scenes following Vicky and Ashima's separation.
Awards
References
External links
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* {{YouTube, DPaj4UzZqZI, "Pani Da Rang" (Female Version)
Indian songs
Hindi film songs
2012 songs
Punjabi-language songs