"Ek Chumma" (transl. One kiss) is an Indian Hindi-language song, composed by Sohail Sen with lyrics written by Sameer Anjaan and sung by Sohail Sen, Altamash Faridi and Jyotica Tangri for the soundtrack album of the 2019 Indian film housefull 4.[1] The music of the song was composed by Sohail Sen while the lyrics were penned by Sameer Anjaan. The music video of the track features Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde and Kriti Kharbanda.[2] It was released on 30 September 2019 as the first single from the album, under the music label T-Series.[3]
| "Ek Chumma" | |
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| Single by Sohail Sen, Altamash Faridi and Jyotica Tangri | |
| from the album Housefull 4 | |
| Language | Hindi |
| Released |
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| Recorded | 2019 |
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| Genre | |
| Length | 4:04 |
| Label | T-Series |
| Composer(s) | Sohail Sen |
| Lyricist(s) | Sameer Anjaan |
| Producer(s) | Sohail Sen |
| Music video | |
| "Ek Chumma" on YouTube | |
Development
editSohail Sen composed the music of song which was written by Sameer Anjaan.[4] Later Altamash Faridi, Jyotica Tangri and Sen recorded the song.[5] The song was recorded, mixed and mastered by Eric Pillai - Future Sound Of Bombay in Mumbai. The single is filmed in London.[6][7]
Music video
editThe music video features Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde and Kriti Kharbanda dancing in England. The song is choreographed by Farah Khan.[8] The song also features spoofs of members of the British royal family, including Charles III, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Elizabeth II, among others.[9] The video song was officially released on 30 September 2019 under T-Series label, and garned lot of views due to its choreography and picturisation.
Background and production
editOn 13 July 2018, Farah Khan, coreographer of "Ek Chumma", through her Twitter handle, tweeted that she had choreographed a "super hit" song, composed by Sohail Sen.[10] Farah Khan choreographed the dance sequences. "Ek Chumma" was shot in July 2018 in London.[11] The song was entirely shot in United Kingdom, over 5 locations spread across London and its outskirts, including at the House of Lords and Kensington Palace. [12] The song picturization took 4 days.[13]
Release
editThe teaser of the song was released on 28 September 2019.[14] The video was released on 30 September 2020.[15] The lyrical was released on 11 October 2019. The song was made available at iTunes[16] the same day of release and for online streaming at JioSaavn[17] and Gaana[18] on 30 September 2019.
Reception
editAudience response
editUpon the release of the full video version of the song, it gained lots of appreciation for its music and choreography.
Critical reviews
editBollywood Hungama on reviewing the music of the soundtrack wrote that "There is a signature Housefull feel to the manner in which 'Ek Chumma' kick-starts the proceedings for Housefull 4. When it comes to the franchise, the music is expected to be peppy, lively and catering to the masses. This is what is the case with this Sameer Anjaan written number as well which has composer Sohail Sen also come behind the mike along with Altamash Faridi and Jyotica Tangri."[19]
The Times of India stated that "Ek Chumma', has the clichéd ‘been there, heard that’ soundscape with a generous use of mandolin, clarinet, violin and percussions. Sung by Sohail Sen, Altamash Faridi and Jyotica Tangri, this track has been penned by Sameer Anjaan and the creators have succeeded in making it sound rather pedestrian."[20]
Music credits
editCredits adapted from T-Series.[21]
- Sohail Sen – composer, programmer, arranger, vocals
- Altamash Faridi – vocals
- Jyotica Tangri – vocals
- Sameer Anjaan – lyrics
- Suresh Lalwani – arranger, violin
- Sameer Sen – rhythm, darabuka
- Jagdish Lalwani – programmer
- Chandrakant L – mandolin
- Sanjeev Sen – darabuka
- Raju Sardar – darabuka
- Rajkumar Sodha – clarinet
- Suresh Soni – percussions
- Pratap Rath – percussions
- John Hunt – percussions
- Shantanu Hudlikar – recording engineer
- Abhishek Khandelwal – recording engineer, assistance mixing, assistance mastering
- Manasi Tare – recording engineer
- Eric Pillai – mixing, mastering [at Future Sound of Bombay]
- Michael Edwin Pillai – assistance mixing
- Farah Khan – choreography
Legacy
editThis song inspired the song "Loota Re" from the Pakistani film Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad (2022).[22]
Controversy
editThe song has received backlash for being "regressive", "entitled" and "sexist".[23][24] As a response, Sanon in an interview with Mid-Day said "How is it regressive? The boys are saying [those lines] to their partner, not to a stranger. If Ek Chumma was disrespectful towards women, I would have spoken up."[25]
References
edit- ^ "Housefull 4's 'Ek Chumma' Takes You Back to Sexist Lyrics of '90s". The Quint. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Housefull 4 song 'Ek Chumma toh banta hai' is an entertaining one". News24Online.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Housefull 4's 'Ek Chumma' Takes You Back to Sexist Lyrics of '90s". TheQuint. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Ek Chumma: Akshay Kumar shares the first song from Housefull 4 | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Housefull 4 first song Ek Chumma out: Akshay Kumar and Co groove to new track". India Today. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Farah Khan to choreograph a special song for 'Housefull 4' - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Watch: Housefull 4's new song Ek Chumma". Mumbai Mirror. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol & Riteish Deshmukh Woo Housefull 4 Leading Ladies in First Song Ek Chumma – News18". News18. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Farah Khan choreographs special song for Housefull 4 in London with full cast, 'British royal family'". Firstpost.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Bobby Deol shoot 'hit song' with Farah Khan for Housefull 4". The Indian Express. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Coutinho, Natasha. "Housefull 4: Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Bobby Deol-starrer kicks off in London with a song". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Shooting of 'Housefull 4' kicks off in London with a song". WION. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "HOUSEFULL 4: Farah Khan shares pictures of Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon and Riteish Deshmukh from London 4 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "'Housefull 4' new song 'Ek Chumma': Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Riteish Deshmukh and others will get you grooving with this foot-tapping number". The Times of India. 30 September 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "'Housefull 4' song 'Ek Chumma': Akshay, Riteish, Bobby, Kriti and Pooja groove in new party number". DNA India. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Ek Chumma on iTunes". iTunes. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Ek Chumma at Saavn". JioSaavn. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Gaana Online Straming: Ek Chumma". Gaana. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Housefull 4 Music Review - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Music review: Housefull 4 - Times of India". Times of India. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Ek Chumma Video | Housefull 4 | Akshay K, Riteish D, Bobby D, Kriti S, Pooja, Kriti K | Sohail Sen, retrieved 29 September 2019
- ^ "Is 'Loota re' a copy of 'Ek Chumma?'". Daily Times. 29 June 2022.
- ^ "If Ek Chumma was Disrespectful Towards Women, I'd Have Spoken Up: Kriti Sanon Defends Housefull 4 Song". News18. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Kriti Sanon on Housefull 4 song Ek Chumma: 'How is it regressive? The boys are saying it to their partner, not a stranger'". Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Kriti Sanon: Don't want wrong message to go out through a scene". Mid-day. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.