"Ram Chahe Leela" ( en, Ram Loves Leela) is a 2013 song from the film ''

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' () or simply known as ''Ram-Leela'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language tragic romantic action film written and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who also composed its original soundtrack. The film was jointly ...

'' directed and composed by

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. The song was sung by

Bhoomi Trivedi Bhoomi Trivedi is an Indian singer, known for her Hindi songs "Ram Chahe Leela" from '' Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela'' (2013),and ''Husn Parcham'' from Zero (2018) which resulted in several awards and Nominations. Life and career Trivedi i ...

and was written by Siddharth-Garima and was picturised on

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. The song is a love balled with lyrics describing the relationship of the two protagonists. Choreographed by

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, the video features Chopra as a nautch girl who is performing the song for Ram. The dance sequence is a contemporary

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with mostly complicated dance steps. Chopra's white costume consisting of a choli and

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was designed by Anju Modi. The song and the music video both have received critical acclaim, with critics praising the composition and lyrics, Trivedi vocals, Deva's choreography and Chopra's performance. Commercially, the song topped several charts across India and became one of the most popular songs of the year. The song has also received considerable attention for Chopra's styling and costume.

Production

"Ram Chahe Leela" is an introductory song of the two protagonists -Ram and Leela, hinting at the dynamics of their relation in the film. The vocals for the song are given by 'Indian Idol' fame

, while the lyrics are written by Siddharth-Garima. The song is choreographed by Vishnudeva.

approached

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and

for an item number in his film at the same time. Media reported that Rai was offered a song named "Thappad Se Dar Nahi Lagta, Pyaar Se Dar Lagtaa Hai", which was meant to be her comeback to films after a long hiatus. However, Rai did not approve the lyrics of the song which were similar to a dialogue of

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's 2010 film ''

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''. Rai asked Bhansali to change the lyrics. However, Bhansali offered Chopra a song with the changed lyrics, which she accepted. ''

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'' published "Bhansali is known to approach more than one actor for any project. While he discussed the song with Aishwarya, Priyanka was also kept in the loop and was offered a song in the film for the same situation. However, the reasons of Chopra being given a different remained unknown." The production cost of the song was reported to be Rs 6 crore. The costume was designed by Anju Modi, who also did the costumes for the film. For filming the song over 2,500 candles were lit on the set.

Reception

The song received acclaim from music critics, who praised the song and Trivedi's vocals, describing it as one of the highlights from the album.

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wrote "The album starts on a smash note with the title song Ram Chahe Leela, which gives the kind of kick-start that a high adrenaline love story that Ram-Leela warranted. A good fusion number that brings on Western elements into Indian folk and classical."

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gave a positive response to the song and praised Trivedi's vocals writing "Bhoomi Trivedi's rustic voice definitely suits the genre. It is an unusual item song, but the regional flavour adds to its magic."

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declared it as a "laudable product" noting "It takes a few hears to sync the latent beauty of the composition that uses singer Bhoomi Trivedi’s voice confidently. The hint of rock flavor works well when laid against the background of heavy background arrangement!"

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India described the song as the highlight dance number, which adds to the narrative. The review also praised its fast-paced beats, musical arrangements ( fusion of Gujarati folk and western) and simple Hindi-English lyrics and wrote that "Tridevi shows her class with an excellent rendition." ''

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'' wrote "Bhoomi Trivedi is terrific in the racy, part-rock partfolk Ram Chaahe Leela. A mean bassline and taut drums are set against synth notes, while the chorus is cleverly styled as a Bhajanlike chant." The video received more than 18 million views after its release. The song has topped various charts across India. Currently, the full video song has over 126 million views on YouTube.

Accolades

References

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