Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan: Telangana's state festival Bathukamma gets a Bollywood twist in Salman Khan's film

The latest song from the action drama is a tribute to the floral festival in the state and also features Venkatesh Daggubati, Pooja Hegde, Bhumika Chawla

Bhumika, Venkatesh, Pooja Hegde

From the 1970s to as recent as the 2000s era, Hindi film industry hasn’t been exactly sensitive in its portrayal of South Indian cultures and traditions in mainstream films and have largely reduced characters from different cultural backgrounds to caricatures. However, the situation has changed for the better in the recent years - Family Man, Farzi, Atrangi Re, to name a few.

The latest addition to the list is a surprise and it has come from Salman Khan. His next release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, which hits theatres on April 21, has a special song dedicated to Telangana’s state festival Bathukamma, launched today. Pooja Hegde plays a Telugu girl in the film while Venkatesh, Bhumika Chawla are cast as her brother and sister-in-law respectively.

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“Mungitlo..Muggetti..Gobbille Pettudama..Gadapake Bottetti Thoranalu Katteddaama..” the multilingual song starts with Pooja Hegde’s family celebrating Bathukamma in style. The traditional ‘Bathukamma Bathukamma Uyyalo’ number gets a pacy improvisation as part of this song. Rohini Hattangadi, Giridhar are other known faces in Pooja’s family in the film.

Ravi Basrur’s catchy tune is aptly complemented by the lively picturisation, attractive set work, focusing on several rituals held as part of the Bathukamma festivity. While the visual detailing could’ve been more authentic and less glossy, it’s still a major win that the Telangana festival is being represented in a popular Hindi film.

Kinnal Raj and Harini Ivaturi have written the Telugu lyrics of the Bathukamma song. Santhosh Venky, Aira Udupi, Harini Ivaturi, Suchetha Basrur and Vijayalaxmi Mettinahole have crooned for the number. Directed by Farhad Samji and produced by Salma Khan under Salman Khan Films in Association With Zee Studios, the film also stars Shehnaz Gill, Siddharth Nigam, Jagapathi Babu, Jassie Gill and others in key roles.

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