I admit with great shame that I hadn’t heard this song any sooner. On the phone, my sister insisted I search for it on Youtube. I don’t know quite know what to make of it. I find it offensive and hilarious all at the same time. Not to mention the translation-defying lyrics:
Tere ghar mein bartan-shartan maanjhti hoon mein barabar,
Tu kabhi toh, mere dil ke ghar mein pocha karde aakar.
There’s something about the video that annoys me. The whole deal with a woman doing everything for the man who doesn’t seem to give a rat’s ass about her. Not to mention her scrubbing his feet and begging him to love her. Class angle, gender angle – this covers it all! And yet, I have to wonder if I am losing my sense of humour. Either way, for some reason – I’ve decided to like this song. Btw, isn’t Sunidhi Chauhan simply wonderful?
nehamaami 
Amazing!! This is the best thing Indian music industry has produced in quite a while. The last best thing, I suppose was ‘Aye Bhai, tune pappi kyon li’ by Mika.
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this is indian music industry 😀
watch this video. u’ll never forget in ur life !!!!
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Hip Hopper is one of the most popular videos amongst the college crowds these days I suppose. Closely follwed by BENNY LAVA featuring our very own Prabhudeva, do check that out as well
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NEHA
Hi, Iam sandhya from india, neha LINES OF THIS SONG SHOWS MENTAL DEPENDECE. I’TS A PSYCHOLOGICAL FACT. ON THE CONTRARY U MAKE A COMMENT BCZ U R ALSO A FEMALE. WHY ALWAYS TRY TO CREAT A ISSUE FOR MAN VERSUS WOMEN. IT’S NOT ATIME TO CRY, BE LOUD, RT’S TIME TO PROOVE. SO DON’T SHOW UR WEEKNEES. BCZ ISSRE MAKING TENDENCY RS ASYMBOLE OF…….
BIE……
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dude this is priceless! esp love the annoying accent at the ayye heeephoppper parts!
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Saw your name in one of the local magazines (Little India) here, on a feature on “blogging stars”! Gotta say, pretty cool.
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there there, think itçs tongue in cheek enough to be enjoyed guilt-free. damn, can`t stop watching it now! for the moves, the justin timberlake moves!
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Yep agree the moves are cool. But at places esp where is he is wearing purple nightwear, he looks so gay.
Am so glad that I don’t understand the lyrics though, sure it will wind me up
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The French maid costume bugs me. But I think this video is designed to get knee jerk reactions. Why is she slogging for a guy who is probably gay and does not care!
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Funny… in fact everytime i am depressed i listen to tis song at work.. it is hilarious.. In fact i do not even give it so much importance to consider it offensive..
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aha. is that a nose ring i spot on that guy? indeed indian hip hoppers have arrived! 😛
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I heard about this song from Bombayaddict. Yes, it’s outrageous, but I can never decide if it perpetuates every stereotype or mocks them. The latter, I suspect, because the hip-hopper comes across quite badly 🙂
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Hilarious! The only thing I find more curious than Hindi hip-hop is German rap. 🙂
I am with Lekhni on this though. I think this actively mocks the stereotypes, through the stylised depictions of the maid dressed in Victorian garb as well as kajal etc, and of the man as a dependent, emotionally stunted leper.
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