Up until One Two Three from Chennai Express, the babies in
my family were demanding to repeat one and one song only. As soon as the
saxophone/trumpets end at the beginning and the music drops, they head into a
rave-mode. Badtameez Dil is a cheeky, charming and repeatable song through and
through. Most people won’t even be able to sing anything but the chorus but
that’s what makes it so, so fun. I’m a huge fan of Pritam and his work despite
what anybody claims. YJHD’s successful soundtrack speaks for itself and we will
see many a mention when next year’s awards season starts. Amitabh Bhattacharya’s
lyrics (not the English ones) are perfect for the song but I want to give the
most credit to Benny Dayal here; to sing such nonsensical lyrics and make them seem
– actually cool – takes some talent. Dayal’s voice is youthful and despite the
speed of the verses, he takes his time and enunciates each and every word. The
way he puts a thumps the ‘Badt’ in the chorus makes the chorus that extra bit
catchy and his voice naturally captures the essence of Ranbir Kapoor’s character.
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The video of Badtameez Dil is almost like a celebration of
Ranbir Kapoor’s achievements over the last few years; consecutive best actor
awards, national recognition and startling box office success has made RK one
of the most in-demand actors. He’s having a Hrithik Roshan style start to his
career and all credit to him. That’s why I think this song is perfect for him
in terms of content and style and that’s exactly how the video comes across; a celebration
of current times with a huge ‘YOLO’ attitude. He makes the video what it is. I
can’t think of any actor – other than one – whom can ‘own’ a song as much as RK
has done in this video. He pulls off the suit look with absolute class and
shows the world his ability to effortlessly dance. RK’s side-to-side chorus
dance brings a smile to your face every time. As someone who loves to dance, I
haven’t been able to imagine my next performance to be anything but Badtameez
Dil’. A clear cut nomination for #SongoftheYear which will take a lot to beat
and I just hope we can see more Dayal-Ranbir combinations in the future because
their first collaboration is just brilliant. Oh, and the one actor that I
mentioned earlier is none other than the King himself: Shahrukh Khan.
Badtameez Dil: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1VTaAYH3Hc
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