Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza
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Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha is a popular song in Maharashtra
state of India
from the album Dilse Maratha Hai featuring the singer- composer Avdhoot Gupte
and actors Urmila Matondkar
and Vivek Oberoi
. It was released in 2005. The song describes the way Marathi way of life being adopted by people settled in Marathi-speaking areas.
The original lyrics were written by Raja Badhe
in Marathi
and originally sung by Shahir Sabale. This recent version was composed and sung by Avdhoot Gupte
. Gupte's song however is a mix of Hindi
and Marathi. The song is said to be inspired from Summer of '69
.
Though the song quickly became very popular in urban youths, some criticized for use of two words not considered appropriate in the song. In defense it was argued that they are commonly used words by the people. The song was prohibited to be telecast-ed by an order.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
from the album Dilse Maratha Hai featuring the singer- composer Avdhoot Gupte
Avdhoot Gupte
Avadhoot Gupte is a singer from Mumbai, India.His native place is Bhor, Maharashtra.Sagarika Music launched him as a singer-cum-composer in Marathi album Paus. Then came the Indi-pop album Aika Dajiba for debutante female singer Vaishali Samant....
and actors Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...
and Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.- Early life :Vivek attended Mayo college in Ajmer. At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek off to New York, where he completed his...
. It was released in 2005. The song describes the way Marathi way of life being adopted by people settled in Marathi-speaking areas.
The original lyrics were written by Raja Badhe
Raja Badhe
Raja Badhe was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India. He first made his name in Nagpur as a poet. Later he moved to Mumbai. He worked for All India Radio for some time. Poets Bobde, Buwa Upadhye , and Anandrao Tekade were his idols.Badhe produced a film on Shivaji.Many of Badhe's songs were...
in Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
and originally sung by Shahir Sabale. This recent version was composed and sung by Avdhoot Gupte
Avdhoot Gupte
Avadhoot Gupte is a singer from Mumbai, India.His native place is Bhor, Maharashtra.Sagarika Music launched him as a singer-cum-composer in Marathi album Paus. Then came the Indi-pop album Aika Dajiba for debutante female singer Vaishali Samant....
. Gupte's song however is a mix of Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
and Marathi. The song is said to be inspired from Summer of '69
Summer of '69
"Summer of '69" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams, from his fourth studio album, Reckless . The song was written by Adams and Jim Vallance, a long-time writing partner of Adams. "Summer of '69" was produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain. It was released in June 1985 under...
.
Though the song quickly became very popular in urban youths, some criticized for use of two words not considered appropriate in the song. In defense it was argued that they are commonly used words by the people. The song was prohibited to be telecast-ed by an order.
External links
- Listen Avdhoot Gupte's Song
- Listen to the original Marathi song at http://www.geetsargam.net/php_pages2/jukebox.php?songID=811